5
chaff(noun, waste, residue)
5
dross(noun, residue)
4
remains(noun, waste, rest, balance, legacy)
4
filings(noun, waste, residue, pulverulence)
4
litter(noun, mess, debris, inutility)
4
orts(noun, inutility, leftovers, remnants)
4
balance
4
residuum
4
remnants(noun, rest, trash, death, human)
4
ruins(noun, waste, rest, balance, trash)
4
sawdust(noun, residue, pulverulence)
4
scrap
4
trash(noun, inutility)
4
vestige(noun, residue)
3
afterglow(noun, residue)
3
afterimage(noun, residue)
3
driftwood
3
fragments(noun, debris)
3
leftover
3
offal(noun, waste)
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