detritus vs junk

detritus and junk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detritus	Yes	No	No	No
junk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, detritus and junk are synonyms defined as:

detritus and junk: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Other synonyms of detritus include debris, dust, rubble.

detritus (noun)	junk (noun)
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up	any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

detritus (verb)	junk (verb)
	dispose of (something useless or old)