SWEEPINGS Synonyms

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

• worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

• the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

• the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

• rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

• conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

• material used to provide a bed for animals

• strew

• make a place messy by strewing garbage around

• give birth to a litter of animals

• any object that is left unused or still extant

• a relic that has been excavated from the soil

• the dead body of a human being

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• have a disagreement over something

• make into scrap or refuse

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• worthless people

• nonsensical talk or writing

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• express a totally negative opinion of

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

• the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers

• at a wholesale price

• on a large scale without careful discrimination

• ignoring distinctions

• sell in large quantities