noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ falling , flying
▪
She was hit on the head by flying ~.
▪ food , plant , rock
▪
These worms feed on plant ~.
▪ organic , woody
▪ burning
▪ construction , garden , industrial (all esp. AmE )
▪ orbital , rocky , space , volcanic
… OF DEBRIS
▪ piece
▪ heap , pile
VERB + DEBRIS
▪ scatter , send
▪
The tank exploded, scattering ~ all over the field.
▪ clear , clear away , clear sth of , clear up , remove
▪
Teams of people are working to clear the ~.
▪
Remember to clear the drain of ~ regularly.
▪ search through , sift through
▪
Police have spent the day sifting through the ~ for clues.
DEBRIS + VERB
▪ accumulate
▪
Debris accumulates at the bottom of the bottle.
▪ fly
▪
Debris from the explosion was flying all over the place.
▪ fall , rain , rain down
▪
Debris rained down around them.
▪ hit sb/sth
▪ cover sb/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ among the ~ , in the ~
▪
She found a pair of children's shoes among the ~.