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Junk

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detritusnoun(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
debrisnounRubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
horsenounA hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
scagnoun(slang, uncountable) Heroin.
rubblenounThe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
dustnounFine particles.
heroinnounA powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
diacetyl morphine
hnounA pencil of grade H.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
smacknounA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
trashnoun(chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

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trashnoun(chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
debrisnounRubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
smacknounA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
rubblenounThe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
shitnoun(countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
scagnoun(slang, uncountable) Heroin.
heroinnounA powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
horsenounA hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
dustnounFine particles.
hnounA pencil of grade H.
detritusnoun(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
diacetyl morphinenoun
wastenounExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
scumnoun(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
rubbishnoun(chiefly Commonwealth) Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
clutternoun(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.
ragnoun(especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).
filthnounDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

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