puin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
- detritus noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- rubble noun Broken fragments of stone, brick, or masonry, especially from a collapsed or demolished building.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- scree noun Loose stony debris on a slope.
Senses
puin is used for these senses in English:
- debris Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
- debris Litter and discarded refuse.
- rubble The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
- ruin (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- scree (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]
- scree (uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
detritus — full definition
- noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- noun Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
- noun Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
- noun Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.