Debris vs. Remains — What's the Difference?

Debris (UK: , US: ) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, discarded, or as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. Depending on context, debris can refer to a number of different things.

What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains

Historical or archaeological relics.

The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage.

The extant writings of a deceased person.

Carelessly discarded refuse; litter.

All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

(Geology) An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments

(rare) remain

(Biology) The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue.

Any object that is left unused or still extant;

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

The dead body of a human being

Litter and discarded refuse.

The ruins of a broken-down structure.

(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.

Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins.

The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up