detritus

(noun)

noun

1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Similar word(s): debris, dust, junk, rubble

Definition categories: substance, rubbish, scrap, trash

2. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Definition categories: substance, material, stuff

Sentences with detritus as a noun:

- 2001. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. The Cheese Monkeys