detritus
noun
[ dɪˈtrʌɪtəs ]
• waste or debris of any kind.
• "the streets were foul with detritus"
Similar:
debris,
waste,
waste matter,
discarded matter,
refuse,
litter,
scrap,
flotsam and jetsam,
lumber,
rubble,
wreckage,
remains,
remnants,
fragments,
scraps,
spoilage,
dregs,
leavings,
sweepings,
dross,
scum,
chaff,
offscourings,
swill,
slag,
rubbish,
trash,
garbage,
mullock,
dreck,
junk,
grot,
gash,
debitage,
draff,
raffle,
raff,
cultch,
orts,
shit,
crap,
Origin:
late 18th century (in the sense ‘detrition’): from French détritus, from Latin detritus, from deterere ‘wear away’.
