7
chaff(noun, waste, refuse, commonalty, residue)
7
sweepings(noun, waste, refuse, scrap, trash)
6
detritus(noun, residue, inutility)
6
filth(noun, waste, refuse, pollution, ground)
6
remainder(noun, top, piece, rest, balance)
5
draff(noun, remains, residue)
5
junk(noun, waste, refuse, rest, balance)
5
litter(noun, waste, refuse, scrap, trash)
5
offscourings(noun, refuse, scrap, trash, rubbish)
5
orts(noun, piece, rest, balance, trace)
5
remnant(noun, part, top, waste, rest)
5
residuum(noun, remainder)
5
sludge(noun, waste, refuse, dishonesty, corruption)
4
deposition(noun, drift, precipitate, residue, sediment)
4
alluvium(noun, drift, precipitate, residue, remainder)
4
canaille(noun, commonalty)
4
leftovers(noun, refuse, piece, rest, balance)
4
proletariat
4
ragtag and bobtail(noun, expression, idiom, commonalty)
4
rest(noun, waste, piece, balance, trace)
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