scrap
noun [U] (METAL) /skræp/Definition
C2 old cars and machines or pieces of metal, etc. that are not now needed but have parts that can be used to make other things: scrap iron/metal We've sold our old car for scrap.Metals and metalworkingChemical elementsRubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues
(Definition of scrap noun (METAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- crap noun (BAD QUALITY)
- debris noun
- detritus noun
- dross noun
- effluent noun
- flotsam noun
- froth noun (NOT SERIOUS)
- jetsam noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- litter verb
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- rubble noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- spoil noun (EARTH)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
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