scraping(s)

noun

Definition of scraping(s)next
as in odds and ends

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  1. stump
  2. refuse
  3. residue
  4. residual
Noun
  • The shadow belonged to a small stump that protruded a few inches above the snow.
    Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Election season is mercifully over but Courtland Sutton took a couple of minutes at his locker Monday night to stump.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of stump
Noun
  • In 2018, Rwanda raised tariffs on such imports in defiance of U.S. pressure, citing concerns the West’s refuse undermined efforts to strengthen the domestic textile industry.
    Francis Kokutse, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The new container rules aim to eliminate the piles of refuse that provide sustenance for up to three million New York rats each year.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of refuse
Noun
  • One of the drawbacks of a glossy lip product is usually the stickiness that ensues following application, but that’s not the case with this treatment — shoppers praise it for its surprising lack of sticky residue despite the high gloss shine.
    Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Other posts recommend alternating buckshot rounds with normal bullets to clear the bore of plastic residue from the sleeve which may otherwise clog up the barrel, or alternating with tracer rounds to improve aiming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of residue
Noun
  • Last year’s dual actors and writers union strikes also left writers’ rooms and sets of major streamers and Hollywood studios vacant for months as the respective unions bargained for artificial intelligence protections, higher residuals, and fair wages.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • After Grint's lawyers appealed that decision, Judge Harriet Morgan ultimately sided with the HMRC, determining that the star's residuals — which primarily stem from TV and DVD sales of the eight Harry Potter movies — are indeed income and not merely a capital asset.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of residual
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scraping (out)

scraping(s)

scraping (together)

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