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Meanings of
scraps
in English
Portuguese
resíduos
Catalan
deixalles
Back to the meaning
Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
refuse
garbage
food waste
Portuguese
resíduos
Synonyms
Examples for "
refuse
"
refuse
garbage
food waste
Examples for "
refuse
"
1
We absolutely
refuse
to be involved in the crisis in any way.
2
The amendment would also allow parliament to
refuse
to accept any agreement.
3
Veto powers Russia and China
refuse
to condemn Assad or support sanctions.
4
It was a direct question, however, and he couldn't
refuse
to respond.
5
I simply
refuse
to believe any of this is actually taking place.
1
The worms will simply continue eating the
garbage
left in the bin.
2
I should go to the
garbage
-heap
,
a quarter-mile off in the forest.
3
They left presently, and went down the
garbage
-
strewn
lane towards the car.
4
There may they follow their prey; here is no
garbage
for them.
5
As Kim ran down the
garbage
-
strewn
path between two shacks Leng followed.
1
Examples of action that can be taken include: -Household
food
waste
.
2
She said the problem with
food
waste
was worse than people thought.
3
Is this fridge a way to address the problem of
food
waste
?
4
A new waste plant is turning
food
waste
into fertiliser and energy.
5
I am really trying to cut down on
food
waste
this year.
Usage of
scraps
in English
1
Jan 2007 - Parliament
scraps
old constitution and adopts new interim constitution.
2
A small number wear
scraps
of what look like box-fresh military fatigues.
3
Today, whole families crowd beneath whatever shelter they could build from
scraps
.
4
Place barrels in different parts of the camp for refuse and
scraps
.
5
What
scraps
they leave go to Doctor Grishkin in return for absolution.
6
And the water down there carries off all the shells and
scraps
.
7
These were some of the
scraps
of the conversation of that group.
8
The Gideon Bible,
scraps
of paper sticking out from the red-edged pages.
9
On the same day I received from him the following additional
scraps
.
10
Just go on acquiring little
scraps
of data until it means something.
11
Another Onion-like headline: newly minted billionaire is spinning eBay
scraps
into gold.
12
She tore the letter into
scraps
which she tossed out the port-hole.
13
Amid the
scraps
of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:-
14
Get in there now and see if they left us any
scraps
.
15
And it is valuable because it preserves
scraps
of works now lost.
16
The men were hardly recognizable, but the
scraps
of clothing looked Spanish.
Other examples for "scraps"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
scraps
scrap
Noun
Singular
scrap
Verb
Indicative · Present · Third
Frequent collocations
few scraps
little scraps
such scraps
tiny scraps
be scraps
More collocations
Translations for
scraps
Portuguese
resíduos
negar-sea
restos de comida
lixo
Catalan
deixalles
sobralles
sobres
Scraps
through the time
Scraps
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common