scrapheap

noun
/ˈskɹæpˌhip/US

Etymology

From scrap + heap.

  1. derived from *koupos
  2. inherited from *haupaz
  3. inherited from *haup
  4. inherited from hēap
  5. inherited from hepe
  6. compounded as scrapheap — “scrap + heap

Definitions

  1. A pile in which junk is discarded.

    • By Easter, "Princess Royal" Pacifics Nos. 46211/2 were in the scrap line at Crewe works and Nos. 46204/5/7/10 were gathered at Crewe South shed, no doubt to follow to the scrapheap.
  2. A junkyard.

  3. A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA