SCRAP HEAP Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

scrap heap

noun

Definition of scrap heap

as in odds and ends

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Recent Examples of scrap heap Baker was taken off the scrap heap by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal and won the 2022 World Series. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Going from the scrap heap to one of the most coveted pitchers in the game has afforded Hill a perspective on retirement that few active players enjoy. — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Gausman and Hoffman, both cast to the scrap heap at different points in their careers, will play key roles in Toronto’s hopes for an upset. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 Arrieta was one of the faces of the Padres’ 2021 collapse, as he was signed off the scrap heap in August and allowed 16 runs in 12⅓ innings in the final four starts of his career. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrap heap

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Noun

As the lake dries, the ruins of one of 11 villages that had been inundated by the reservoir have emerged, as alarm grows over the need for alternative water supplies for the city of 42 million.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The vast majority of Palestinians continue to live in tent camps or ruins of their former homes.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruins

Noun

In one area of the 300 level, an escalator dumps fans into an area where fans had waited over an hour for the horns.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Shares have been in the dumps since the beginning of August, falling roughly 20%, due to a rare Marmaxx same-store sales miss in the second quarter and a near non-stop rally in oil.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dump

Noun

The new stadium has a capacity of just over 60,000, about 12,000 less than the old facility which now lies in rubble across the street.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
A number of people are thought to still be missing beneath the rubble, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rubble

Noun

These monstrous masses are themselves dark, but their formidable gravity violently vacuums up gas and other nearby matter, generating rings of hot, swirling detritus that completely outshine the stars around them.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The Avalanches are turning their fascination with the detritus of modern life into something unusually expansive.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

Contractors and woodworkers who examined the structure told Thigpen the lumber appears to have been milled on site.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Kitch-iti-kipi was used as a lumber dumping site until 1926, when the spring and 90 surrounding acres were sold to the State of Michigan for, rumor has it, only $10.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumber

Noun

Additional Tips for Washing Throw Blankets Schrader suggests shaking the throw blankets out regularly, removing lint or pet hair with a fabric brush, and airing throws out outside on a nice day to help keep throws in between washes.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 18 Sep. 2026
The actress, who recently partnered with COQODAQ to bring her Homecourt hand wash to the restaurant’s handwashing bar for a one-month residency, spoke about working with her 22-year-old daughter in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wash

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Newsom also issued separate emergency proclamations Monday for earlier storm damage in Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Mendocino and Santa Barbara counties, along with a major sewage spill in Lake County.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a Sacramento Arby’s for health food violations including sewage overflow.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026