scrapings
Bits scraped off
Scrapings are small amounts of material removed by scraping a surface—bits collected rather than discarded.
A cook might use the scrapings from a roasting pan to make gravy.
The word often implies remnants or the last bits of something: the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel.
Figuratively, scrapings suggests meager or inferior portions.
What stays after most goes
- ortsUneaten meal fragments
- leavingsWhat's abandoned behind
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- crumbsSmall food fragments
morsels · fragments · shreds · snippets · nibbles · shavings · parings · peelings
Reject or garbage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- discardDeliberately throw out
- junkWorthless discarded items
- detritusLoose waste from decay
chaff · dross · swarf · tailings · slag · sawdust · filings · shavings
Particles settling in liquid
- dregsResidue at bottom
- leesFermentation deposit residue
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- filmMovie or coating
coating · sludge · grime · crud · gunk · buildup · encrustation · precipitate
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- scratchingRaking with nails
- filingStoring documents systematically
- raspingHarsh and grating
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
grinding · buffing · sanding · exfoliation · dermabrasion · friction · scour · scrub
remnants
What stays after most goes
crumbs · morsels · fragments · shreds · snippets · nibbles · shavings · parings · peelings · zest
refuse
Reject or garbage
detritus · chaff · dross · swarf · tailings · slag · sawdust · filings · shavings · turnings
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
film · coating · sludge · grime · crud · gunk · buildup · encrustation · precipitate · silt
scouring
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- scratchingRaking with nails
- filingStoring documents systematically
- raspingHarsh and grating
grating · grinding · buffing · sanding · exfoliation · dermabrasion · friction · scour · scrub · graze
scrapingsprime cuts
Best portions of meat
cream · best · pick · first fruits · cream of the crop
- scraping byBarely having enough
- scraping togetherCollecting with effort
- scraping the bottom of the barrelUsing inferior remaining options
- scraping upCollecting with effort
- scraping alongBarely sustaining oneself
- bowing and scrapingExaggerated subservient gestures