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detritus: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

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loess collapse: a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind

diluvium collapse

sand collapse: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876); a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

silt collapse: mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

sediment collapse: matter that has been deposited by some natural process; settle as sediment; deposit as a sediment

gravel collapse: rock fragments and pebbles; cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"

residue collapse: matter that remains after something has been removed

granule collapse: a tiny grain

remnant collapse

garbage collapse: a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"; food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

scree collapse

holdover collapse: an official who remains in office after his term

breccia collapse: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

sawdust collapse: fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

sweepings collapse

leavings collapse

orts collapse

afterglow collapse: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"; a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

leftover collapse: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

alluvium collapse

relics collapse

grit collapse: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; clench together; "grit one's teeth"; cover with a grit; "grit roads"

stubble collapse: short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

offscourings collapse

filings collapse

odds and ends collapse: a motley assortment of things

survival collapse: something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

rump collapse: fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round

fossil collapse: the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil; characteristic of a fossil

husk collapse: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds; remove the husks from; "husk corn"

remain collapse: be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

roach collapse: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back; the butt of a marijuana cigarette; a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead; cut the mane off (a horse); comb (hair) into a roach

remains collapse: any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

scouring collapse: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

shaving collapse

shingle collapse: a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.; coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel); building material used as siding or roofing; cover with shingles; "shingle a roof"

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