24
debris(noun, part, waste, refuse, trash)
13
remainder(noun, rest, balance, death, human)
13
waste(noun, waste, inutility)
12
garbage(noun, waste, refuse, litter)
11
junk(noun, waste, inutility)
11
rubbish(noun, waste, inutility)
10
residue(noun, waste, rest, balance, death)
10
leftovers(noun, waste, rest, death, human)
10
rubble(noun, debris, inutility)
8
leavings(noun, waste, rest, balance, death)
7
refuse(noun, waste, inutility)
6
dust(noun, pulverulence)
6
remnant(noun, waste, rest, balance, death)
6
rest(noun, waste, balance, death, human)
6
scraps(noun, waste, death, human, remains)
5
deposit(noun, debris, residue)
5
dregs(noun, residue, inutility)
5
odds and ends(noun, expression, idiom, part, inutility)
5
sediment(noun, debris, residue)
5
sweepings(noun, inutility)
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