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scrapheap

US/ˈskɹæpˌhip/

scrapheap noun: a pile in which junk is discarded.

Noun

scrapheap (plural scrapheaps)

  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.1962 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region”, in Modern Railways, page 423
  2. A junkyard.
  3. (figuratively) A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas.

Forms of scrapheap

pluralscrapheaps
alternative formscrap-heap
alternative formscrap heap

Origin of scrapheap

From scrap + heap.

Questions about scrapheap

What does scrapheap mean?
Scrapheap means a pile in which junk is discarded.
What part of speech is scrapheap?
Scrapheap is a noun.
How do you pronounce scrapheap?
Scrapheap is pronounced /ˈskɹæpˌhip/ (US).
What is the plural of scrapheap?
The plural of scrapheap is scrapheaps.

Words near scrapheap in the dictionary

  1. scrapes together
  2. scrapes up
  3. scrapest
  4. scrapeth
  5. scrapey
  6. scrapheap
  7. scrapheaps
  8. scrapiana
  9. scrapie
  10. scrapied
  11. scrapies

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