Leavings

Synonyms for "leavings" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

afterglow afterimage balance bones buttbutt endcandle endschaff culm deadwood debris detritus dirt dishwater draff dregs dust endfag endfilings

Strong matches (30)

filth fossil garbage gash heel hogwash holdover husk husks lees leftover leftovers oddsodds and endsoffal offscourings orts paring parings potsherds

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rag rags rasping raspings refuse relics remain remainder

Noun(2 words)

leftovers relics

Related words (49)

remains remnant residue residuum rest rinsing roach rubbish ruin ruins rump sawdust scouring scourings scrapscrap ironscraps scum shadow shard

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shards shaving shavings slack slag slop slops straw stubble stump survival sweepings swill tare tares trace trash vestige wastage wastewaste matterwastepaper weed weeds

Noun(5 words)

remains remnants residues traces vestiges

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More general

4 entries

byproducts remains remnants residues

More specific

6 entries

dregs monuments relics ruins sludge tailings

Collocations

5 entries

domestic leavingsindustrial leavingskitchen leavingsmining leavingsprocessing leavings

Derivations

2 entries

leave-taking leaver

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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The leavings were thrown to the dogs.

Source: wiktionary

The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.

Source: wiktionary

[T]he outdoor dogs […] were permitted to raven unchecked upon chicken bones, fat slices of ham, and luscious leavings of cream when the packing-up time came.

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