8
sediment(noun, waste, refuse, trash, dump)
8
waste(noun, waste, refuse, rest, spare)
7
end(noun, close, part, top, finish)
7
rubbish(noun, waste, trash, garbage, litter)
7
ruins(noun, waste, rest, balance, evidence)
7
vestige(noun, sign, waste, piece, rest)
6
garbage(noun, part, waste, refuse, rest)
6
grounds(noun, deposit, remains, sediment, dregs)
6
junk(noun, part, waste, refuse, rest)
6
lees(noun, top, piece, rest, trace)
6
odds and ends(noun, expression, idiom, waste, refuse)
6
orts(noun, part, piece, rest, balance)
6
parings(noun, adjective, part, villain, scourings)
6
precipitate(noun, deposit, dust, sediment, powder)
6
scourings(noun, adjective, part, waste, refuse)
6
scum(noun, part, waste, refuse, rest)
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shavings(noun, adjective, part, waste, refuse)
6
soot(noun, adjective, dirt, carbon, residual)
6
trash(noun, adjective, part, waste, refuse)
5
chaff(noun, waste)
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