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Junkyard vs Scrapheap - What's the difference?

junkyard | scrapheap |

As nouns the difference between junkyard and scrapheap

is that junkyard is a place where rubbish is placed while scrapheap is a pile in which junk is discarded.

junkyard

English

Noun

  • A place where rubbish is placed.
  • A business that sells used metal or items.

    • Synonyms

    * scrapyard

    Derived terms

    * junkyard dog

    See also

    * junk

    scrapheap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * scrap-heap, scrap heap

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pile in which junk is discarded.
  • (figuratively) A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas.
  • A junkyard.