Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flotsam and jetsam en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
  2. (uncountable) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
  3. (figuratively, uncountable) A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
  4. (figuratively, uncountable) People considered to be of little worth.
    • The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club.

Synonyms

bits and bobs (random assortment) · dribs and drabs (random assortment) · dregs (items or persons of little worth) · bric-a-brac (random assortment) · odds and sods (random assortment) · odds and ends (random assortment) · bits and pieces (random assortment)

Translations (24)

hu limlom (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · hu csajvadék (people considered to be of little worth) · hu söpredék (people considered to be of little worth) · hu hulladék (people considered to be of little worth) · pl szczątki (remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water) · pl bambetle (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · hu csecsebecse (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · pl szczątki (things discharged from ships) · pl drobiazgi (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · pl pierdółki (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · fr épave (things discharged from ships) · hu kacat (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · hu hordalék (things discharged from ships) · de Treibgut und Strandgut (things discharged from ships) · cmn 搁浅的垃圾 (things discharged from ships) · hu csőcselék (people considered to be of little worth) · kw atal mor (things discharged from ships) · hu uszadék (things discharged from ships) · hu vicik-vacak (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · hu uszadék (remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water) · pl bibeloty (collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance) · hu hordalék (remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water) · cmn 海难碎片 (things discharged from ships) · pl wyrzutki (people considered to be of little worth)