debris

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ falling, flying

▪

She was hit on the head by flying debris.

▪ food, plant, rock

▪

These worms feed on plant debris.

▪ organic, woody

▪ burning

▪ construction, garden, industrial (all esp. AmE)

▪ orbital, rocky, space, volcanic

… OF DEBRIS

▪ piece

▪ heap, pile

VERB + DEBRIS

▪ scatter, send

▪

The tank exploded, scattering debris all over the field.

▪ clear, clear away, clear sth of, clear up, remove

▪

Teams of people are working to clear the debris.

▪

Remember to clear the drain of debris regularly.

▪ search through, sift through

▪

Police have spent the day sifting through the debris for clues.

DEBRIS + VERB

▪ accumulate

▪

Debris accumulates at the bottom of the bottle.

▪ fly

▪

Debris from the explosion was flying all over the place.

▪ fall, rain, rain down

▪

Debris rained down around them.

▪ hit sb/sth

▪ cover sb/sth

PREPOSITION

▪ among the debris, in the debris

▪

She found a pair of children's shoes among the debris.