debris

Questions about debris

What does debris mean?

debris means "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up".

How many syllables are in debris?

debris has 2 syllables: de-bris. The stress falls on "bris". In IPA it is /dəˈbɹi/.

What is another word for debris?

Close synonyms include dust, junk, rubble, detritus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is debris a common word?

debris is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with debris?

1 word rhymes with debris. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.