debris
The broken bits and pieces left scattered after something is destroyed.
debris in a sentence
- After the storm, the garden was covered in debris: snapped branches, smashed pots and torn leaves.
- After the party popper battle, the floor was littered with debris: streamers, wrappers and burst balloons.
Words that mean something similar
rubble, wreckage, litter
More words about places & settings
- derelict: Empty, abandoned and falling to pieces.
- desolate: Empty, lonely and sad, with nothing and nobody in it.
- dilapidated: Falling to pieces because it has not been looked after.
- domestic: Belonging to the home and family, or tame and kept by people.
- eerie: Strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or scared.
- exotic: Unusual and exciting because it comes from a faraway place.
- expanse: A wide, open stretch of land, sea or sky.
- exterior: The outside part of something.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test