Scrapheap Definition

skraphēp
noun
A pile of discarded material, as of scrap iron.
Webster's New World
A place for discarding useless or worthless material.
American Heritage
(figuratively) A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas.
Wiktionary

A junkyard.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • refuse heap
  • trash heap
  • rubbish heap
  • trash-pile
  • junk pile
  • junk heap
  • garbage heap

Other Word Forms of Scrapheap

Noun

Singular:
scrapheap
Plural:
scrapheaps

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Scrapheap

  • throw on the scrapheap

Origin of Scrapheap

Scrapheap Sentence Examples

  • Most of these people could go back to work - except institutional ageism has made them feel they are on the scrapheap.

  • Tell that to the Jaguar workers in Coventry who are being thrown on the scrapheap by multinational profiteer Ford.

  • Treasures face cyber scrapheap Jowell floats radical listing reform Welcome back Have you recently returned to work?

  • She advises me to look in the yard and complete some of my own scrapheap challenges first.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCR

Words Ending With

PAPEAP

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