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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

  1. noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  2. noun Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  3. noun Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
  4. noun Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.

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