Analects.
ETYM French détritus, from Latin detritus, p. p. of deterere. Related to Detriment.
Debris; fragments worn away, especially of rock.
In biology, the organic debris produced during the decomposition of animals and plants.
Waste or debris.
Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid; SYN. grounds.
1. Things left; remnants; relics.
2. Refuse; offal.
Odds and ends
(Homonym: awful).
Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
Refuse; garbage; edible animal entrails and organs.
Useless by-products; parts of an animal that are cut off and discarded in the butchering process; refuse, waste matter
A remaining part or trace — usually used in plural
ETYM Old Fren. remaindre, inf. Related to Remain.
Something left after other parts have been taken away; SYN. residual, residue, residuum, rest.
In British aristocracy, term that denotes those who may inherit a peerage or baronetcy. The vast majority of peerages and baronetcies are limited to inheritance by the heirs male of the body of the first peer or baronet; the title cannot be inherited by a stepson or an adopted son. Special remainders are sometimes granted to others of the family (daughters, brothers or sisters, and the heirs male of their bodies), especially to military leaders (as was done for Nelson, Kitchener, Allenby, and Mountbatten).
Any object that is left unused or still extant
A dead body.