Synonyms for Filings:

n.

bar, beat, chase, blacksmith, crucible, ct, bullion, anvil, burnish. •residue (noun)
chaff, dregs, afterimage, scum, sediment, slag, precipitate, remainder, leftovers, artifact, grounds, debris, afterglow, detritus, remnant, dross, vestige, residue, sawdust.
•waste (noun)
garbage, waste, Dejecta, rubbish, junk, decay, leakage, refuse, despoilment, effluent, offal, slop.

Usage examples for Filings

1. Then he puts the filings into a crucible; buries it in the coals; and sets to at the bellows with the shouting exultation of the anarchist who destroys only to clear the ground for creation. – The Perfect Wagnerite A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring by George Bernard Shaw