debris Definition
de·bris (də brē′; also dā′brē′, dā′brē′; chiefly Brit deb′rē)
debris Synonyms
debris Usage Examples
Converse of object
- knap: There are no cores suggesting that they were either removed from the site or that the knapping debris was removed from elsewhere for burial.
- dislodge: They are usually used to help freshen breath, but they also help to dislodge any food debris.
- accumulate: Clean out the accumulated debris to open up the drainage holes.
- remove: Removes debris from hard to clean places between teeth.
- scatter: Falling nearby with the resultant loud explosion and debris scattered all over.
- fly: The only damage sustained was caused by flying debris.
Adjective modifier
- cometary: The rocky particles in this ring may have originated on Io or from meteoritic or cometary debris.
- glacial: This is a hole down through glacial debris which is very easily eroded.
- anthropogenic: Unit 1852 comprises unoriented heterogeneous fill with aggregates of poorly prepared building materials and anthropogenic debris.
- floating: There was also a vast amount of floating debris.
- volcanic: The water usually comes from two sources: rainfall or the melting of snow and ice by hot volcanic debris.
- metallic: New evidence shows that metallic debris from the replaced joints travels to other organs, possibly causing cancer.
Modifies a noun
- avalanche: After lunch we visited debris avalanche deposits in barrancos and larger scale landslide scars at Orotava and Icod.
- dam: The streams have natural meanders, back channels and debris dams, features that are otherwise rare in the lowlands.
Noun used with modifier
- metalworking: Slight traces of metalworking debris are also attested within this building.
- landslide: In other places, landslide debris was strewn across the road barring the way.
- polyethylene: A novel method for the prediction of functional biological activity of polyethylene wear debris.
- avalanche: The scenery is even more spectacular in the afternoon as we walked past avalanche debris into the tiny village nestled under huge walls.
- demolition: The dumps of demolition debris principally comprise limestone rubble, but also some tile, op sig and mortar.
- flood: I tried to pretend I couldn't see the flood debris on the head high ledges.
Browse dictionary entries near debris
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