scrapheap
Discarded machinery mound
A scrapheap is a pile of discarded metal or machinery, typically at a junkyard.
Figuratively, to be thrown on the scrapheap is to be discarded as useless or obsolete—often said of workers pushed out of jobs or ideas abandoned: The policy ended up on the scrapheap of history.
Reject or garbage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- garbageDiscarded waste material
detritus · junk · dross · remnants · leavings · rejects · castoffs · throwaway
Recovering damaged goods
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- boneyardInformal burial ground
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
clunker · hulks · carcasses · spare parts · auto parts · stripped · dismantle · junk dealer
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- discardedGotten rid of
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
deprecated · outmoded · defunct · redundant · disused · retired · phased-out · bygone
Recovering damaged goods
- reclaimTake back possession
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
- reuseEmploy something again
recycle · recovery · secondhand · sustainability · circular · reclamation · meltdown · raw materials
refuse
Reject or garbage
garbage · detritus · junk · dross · remnants · leavings · rejects · castoffs · throwaway · unwanted
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- boneyardInformal burial ground
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
derelict · clunker · hulks · carcasses · spare parts · auto parts · stripped · dismantle · junk dealer · scavenger
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- discardedGotten rid of
- supersededReplaced by something newer
mothballed · deprecated · outmoded · defunct · redundant · disused · retired · phased-out · bygone · relic
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
reuse · recycle · recovery · secondhand · sustainability · circular · reclamation · meltdown · raw materials
factory
Industrial production facility
machinery · steel · iron · manufacturing · metalwork · welding · smelting · furnace · plant · workshop
scrapheaptreasure trove
Ownerless valuables found hidden
showroom · display case · pedestal · pride of place · goldmine
scrapheapfactory floor
Manufacturing workspace area
assembly line · production line · showroom · mint condition · brand new
scrapheapmuseum
Public exhibit space
archive · preservation society · restoration shop · treasury · conservation