What is another word for scraps?

Pronunciation: [skɹˈaps] (IPA)

Scraps can refer to leftover bits or fragments that are often considered to be too small or insignificant to be of any use. Hither are some synonyms for the word scraps that could be used in place of this term: remnants, bits, fragments, leftovers, residue, debris, garbage, rags, scraps of fabric or paper, pieces of food, ends, and trimmings. Scraps can refer to a variety of different items that are typically left over from some larger entity, whether it be a meal, an art project, or a piece of cloth. Using synonyms for scraps can add variety and interest to your writing and help you avoid repetition.

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Usage examples for Scraps

He left them and ran to the cabin, and hastily taking the hideous pelt from the wall, hid it, and then set himself to cleaning the room and burning the litter of bones and scraps left from the feast.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
For over an hour we went from one department to another, until Knowlton's notes had covered all the scraps of paper either of us had in our pockets.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
"I am beginning to pick up a few scraps of the vernacular," I retorted, a little nettled.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Scraps

  • International business may conduct its operations with scraps of paper, but the ink it uses is human blood.
    Eric Ambler
  • I think I have already signed some scrap of paper for every man, woman, and child in the United States. What do they do with all those scraps of paper with my signature on it?
    Vida Blue
  • Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed doorway before us.
    Howard Carter
  • Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.
    Aleister Crowley
  • People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around - the music and the ideas.
    Bob Dylan

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