Scrapheap
/ˈskɹæpˌhip/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pile in which junk is discarded.
"By Easter, "Princess Royal" Pacifics Nos. 46211/2 were in the scrap line at Crewe works and Nos. 46204/5/7/10 were gathered at Crewe South shed, no doubt to follow to the scrapheap."
- 2 pile of discarded metal wordnet
- 3 A junkyard.
- 4 an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter wordnet
- 5 A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas. figuratively
Example
More examples"This car is fit for the scrapheap."
Etymology
From scrap + heap.