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 Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a 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 broken stones lying 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 Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
- noun Waste matter left over from plants or animals that are rotting away.
- noun Loose bits and pieces left over from something that has broken down.
- noun A type of rock made from small bits of older rock, such as sand, pressed and stuck together.
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