detritus
noun [U] /dɪˈtraɪ.təs/
/-t̬əs/ Definition
› formal waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event: The stadium was littered with the detritus of yesterday's rock concert.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues › specialized a loose mass of decaying materialRubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues
(Definition of detritus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- crap noun (BAD QUALITY)
- debris noun
- dross noun
- effluent noun
- flotsam noun
- froth noun (NOT SERIOUS)
- fumes noun
- garbage noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- rubble noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- scrap noun (METAL)
- scum noun (DIRT)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
Topic:
Rubbish and waste
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