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debris

de·bris (dé·bris)

debris (débris)

 
 
pronunciation:
dih bri [or] deI bri
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: scattered fragments, as after an act of destruction; ruins; rubble.
The streets were filled with debris after the heavy flooding.
 
synonyms:
detritus, rubble, ruins, wreckage
similar words:
clutter, dross, fragments, garbage, junk, pieces, remains, rubbish, shards, trash
definition 2: in geology, an accumulation of broken pieces of rock.
synonyms:
rocks
similar words:
rubble
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