scraps
Bits and pieces
Scraps are small pieces or bits left over after the main part of something has been used.
Food scraps are the uneaten remains of a meal, often given to pets or composted.
Scraps of fabric or paper are remnants that might be saved for later projects.
In the plural, scraps can also mean fights or quarrels, usually brief and informal ones: The kids got into scraps on the playground.
If you scrap something, you discard it or abandon a plan entirely.
Small portions or pieces
- piecesParts of something divided
- shredsTorn-up fragments
- snippetsShort extracted pieces
- sliversThin, sharp fragments
tatters · shards · flecks · specks · morsels · particles · traces · vestiges
What stays after most goes
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- offcutsWaste from cutting materials
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
sewing · textile · swatches · selvage · tailoring · cloth · material · pieces
Uneaten food kept afterward
- uneatenNot yet ingested
- remainsContinues in place
- ortsUneaten meal fragments
- tidbitsSmall choice pieces
morsels · crusts · peelings · parings · crumbs · bones · compost · slop
Reject or garbage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- garbageDiscarded waste material
junk · discards · offal · dregs · leavings · residue · detritus · castoffs
Brief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- dustupBrief quarrel or fight
fracas · altercation · fisticuffs · punch-up · set-to · rough-and-tumble · sparring
bits
Small portions or pieces
slivers · tatters · shards · flecks · specks · morsels · particles · traces · vestiges · remnants
remnants
What stays after most goes
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- offcutsWaste from cutting materials
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
quilting · sewing · textile · swatches · selvage · tailoring · cloth · material · pieces · trimmings
leftovers
Uneaten food kept afterward
tidbits · morsels · crusts · peelings · parings · crumbs · bones · compost · slop · chicken-feed
refuse
Reject or garbage
garbage · junk · discards · offal · dregs · leavings · residue · detritus · castoffs · throwaway
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
dustup · fracas · altercation · fisticuffs · punch-up · set-to · rough-and-tumble · sparring
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- leftoversleftovers, cold pizza, leftover rice
- Remainderleftover, residue, surplus, excess, balance
- castoffsdiscards, rejects, throwaways, hand-me-downs, hand-me-down
- remaindersleftovers, remainder, remnants, residue, surplus
- scrapsbits, remnants, shards, trimmings, slivers
scrapswhole
Full and undivided
entirety · totality · bulk · main course · body
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- table scrapsLeftover food fragments
- scrape togetherAssemble with effort
- scrap metalDiscarded reusable iron and steel
- scrap paperDiscarded pages repurposed for notes
- scrap heapAccumulation of discards
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