table scraps
Post-meal food bits
Table scraps are leftover bits of food from a meal, typically what remains on plates after eating.
The term usually appears in the context of feeding pets or composting: The dog waits under the table for scraps.
Figuratively, table scraps can mean meager portions or leftovers of anything: The smaller firms fought over table scraps from the contract.
- morselsSmall pieces of food
- remainsContinues in place
- ortsUneaten meal fragments
- crumbsSmall food fragments
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
leftover bits · mashes · leavings · bones · waste · garbage · compost · compost bin · organic waste · vermiculture · slops · trash · chicken feed · chicken scratch · pet treats · frugality · landfill · animal nutrition
- leftoversleftovers, cold pizza, leftover rice
- remaindersleftovers, remainder, remnants, residue, surplus
- scrapsbits, remnants, shards, trimmings, slivers
- animal feedhorse feed, poultry feed, bird food, grain, chicken feed
table scrapsgourmet meal
Expertly crafted fine food
fine dining · feast · formal dinner · banquet · sit-down dinner
table scrapsgourmet cuisine
Expertly prepared refined food
fine dining · haute cuisine · delicacy · feast · banquet
table, tables, tabled, tabling, tabletop, tabular, tabulate, tabulation, scrap