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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
debris
    n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
         up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
D'ebris \D['e]`bris"\, n. [F., fr. pref. d['e]- (L. dis) +
   briser to break, shatter; perh. of Celtic origin.]
   1. (Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively;
      especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain,
      and piled up at the base.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction
      of anything; remains; ruins.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for debris:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
afterglow, afterimage, alluvion, alluvium, balance, breccia, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, clamjamfry, deposit, detritus, diluvium, dregs, drift, dross, dust, end, fag end, filings, fossil, garbage, grain, granule, granulet, gravel, grit, holdover, husks, junk, leavings, leftovers, litter, loess, lumber, moraine, odds and ends, offal, offscourings, orts, parings, raff, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, riffraff, roach, rubbish, rubble, ruins, rump, sand, sawdust, scourings, scrap, scraps, scree, sediment, shadow, shavings, shingle, shoddy, silt, sinter, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, trash, truck, vestige, waste
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