scrapheap

Meaning

  1. A pile in which junk is discarded.
  2. A junkyard.
  3. (figuratively) A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas.

Synonyms

junk heap

junk pile

rubbish heap

garbage heap

refuse heap

trash heap

trash pile

Translations

Schrotthaufen

munt de ferralla

Abfallhaufen

Etymology

From scrap + heap.

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