debris

noun/ˈdebriː/CEFR C1

ধ্বংসাবশেষ, ভাঙা টুকরো

Meaning

The broken pieces left after something has been destroyed.

Example sentences

  • Debris blocked the road after the storm.ঝড়ের পর ধ্বংসাবশেষে রাস্তা বন্ধ হয়ে গেল।
  • Workers cleared the debris by hand.শ্রমিকেরা হাতে করে ভাঙা টুকরো সরাল।

A common mistake

Two debris were removed.→The debris was removed.

Debris is uncountable and takes a singular verb, and the final s is silent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rubble, wreckage

Similar words, and what each means

  • rubble

    ধ্বংসস্তূপ, ভাঙা ইট-পাথরের স্তূপ

    Broken pieces of brick and stone left after a building falls or is destroyed.

  • wreckage

    ধ্বংসাবশেষ

    The broken parts of something that has been destroyed.

Other English words for “ধ্বংসাবশেষ, ভাঙা টুকরো”

  • wreckage

    The broken parts of something that has been destroyed.

  • relic

    An object from the past kept because it is sacred.

  • remains

    The parts of something that are left after the rest has gone.

“debris” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • A smouldering fire can burn on for hours inside a mattress, a bin or a heap of debris with no flame at all, giving off carbon monoxide, and burst back into flame the moment air reaches it — which is why fire crews soak everything long after the blaze looks finished.

    smoulder — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “debris” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ক্ষোভ, রোষ
    • • দূরযাত্রাজনিত ক্লান্তি, জেটল্যাগ
    • • ধ্বংসাবশেষ, ভাঙা টুকরো
    • • লতানো গাছ, আরোহী লতা, গাছ
    Show the answer

    ধ্বংসাবশেষ, ভাঙা টুকরো — debris (noun) — ধ্বংসাবশেষ, ভাঙা টুকরো. The broken pieces left after something has been destroyed.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “debris”?

    • • grace-period
    • • arraignment
    • • wristwatch
    • • rubble
    Show the answer

    rubble — rubble — ধ্বংসস্তূপ, ভাঙা ইট-পাথরের স্তূপ. Broken pieces of brick and stone left after a building falls or is destroyed.

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