Antonyms for debris


Grammar : Noun
Spell : duh-bree, dey-bree or, esp. British, deb-ree
Phonetic Transcription : dəˈbri, ˈdeɪ bri or, esp. British, ˈdɛb ri


Definition of debris

Origin :
  • 1708, from French débris "remains, waste, rubbish" (16c.), from obsolete debriser "break down, crush," from Old French de- (see de-) + briser "to break," from Late Latin brisare, possibly of Gaulish origin (cf. Old Irish brissim "I break").
  • noun litter, waste
Example sentences :
  • Selected water as the spot for his fall, and was not picked up with the debris.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • Until then the stream had followed the street; but the debris that encumbered it deflected the course.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • As she spoke she stepped forward and stumbled over the debris at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • In the corner Nasha struggled to free herself from the debris.
  • Extract from : « The Gun » by Philip K. Dick
  • From the overhanging rocks, too, debris falls as a result of "weathering."
  • Extract from : « The Mountain that was 'God' » by John H. Williams
  • There was a great heap of debris on the floor, and this the boys attacked with a vim.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • The ground trembled and debris filled the air with flying fragments.
  • Extract from : « --And Devious the Line of Duty » by Tom Godwin
  • There were people about, rooting through the debris, or patrolling in groups.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Lester del Rey
  • It was a boiling brown flood, covered with drifting foam and debris.
  • Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr
  • The next thing he knew was that he was being hauled from below some debris.
  • Extract from : « Condemned as a Nihilist » by George Alfred Henty

Synonyms for debris

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