Debris vs. Remains

Debrisnoun

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

Debrisnoun

Litter and discarded refuse.

Debrisnoun

The ruins of a broken-down structure

Debrisnoun

(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

Debrisnoun

Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.

Debrisnoun

Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins.

Debrisnoun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Debrisnoun

scattered pieces of rubbish or remains

Debrisnoun

loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock

Debris

Debris (UK: , US: ) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, discarded, or as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. Depending on context, debris can refer to a number of different things.

Remainsnoun

What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

Remainsnoun

Historical or archaeological relics.

Remainsnoun

The extant writings of a deceased person.

Remainsnoun

All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

Remainsnoun

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Remainsnoun

any object that is left unused or still extant;

Remainsnoun

the dead body of a human being