dross
drɒs
noun
something regarded as worthless; rubbish.
there are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross
junk,debris,chaff,draff,detritus,flotsam and jetsam,rubbish,trash,garbage,dreck,grot
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grot
dirt
dəːt
noun
a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.
Jo wiped the dirt off her face
grime,dust,soot,smut,muck,mud,filth,mire,sludge,slime,ooze,dross,scum,pollution,waste,smudges,stains,crud,yuck,grot,gunge,grunge
detritus
dɪˈtrʌɪtəs
noun
waste or debris of any kind.
the streets were foul with detritus
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
debris
ˈdɛbriː
ˈdeɪbriː
noun
scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.
workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings
detritus,refuse,waste,waste matter,discarded matter,litter,scrap,dross,chaff,flotsam and jetsam,lumber,rubble,wreckage,spoilage,remains,remnants,fragments,scraps,dregs,offscourings,odds and ends,slag,rubbish,trash,garbage,mullock,dreck,junk,grot,gash,odds and sods,gubbins,debitage,draff,raffle,raff,cultch,orts,shit,crap
