detritus
noun
Origin of detritus
Examples from the Web for detritus
Contemporary Examples of detritus
Perhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot.
Her fantastical accumulations of detritus and throwaway goods can seem to pack more whimsy than wallop.
And then she came up with the idea of asking him to fiddle with his collection of detritus.
The artist is drinking beer, smoking and the detritus is building up around him.
Amidst the detritus of old amplifiers, beaten up electric guitars and drum kits was a tatty white plastic bag.
Historical Examples of detritus
By some unknown convulsion, this detritus had been heaped up.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2John Tyndall
There is detritus enough in Glen Spean, but not where it is wanted.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2John Tyndall
Death is only real for all the detritus of the world, for all the sorrow, for all the injustice, for all the grief.
The OctopusFrank Norris
The mouth of the Dranse, hard by, is a dreary collection of detritus.
LausanneFrancis Henry Gribble
The road was bad, for the whole country was full of detritus.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)Sven Hedin