Dreg

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The sediment in a liquid; lees. Often used in the plural.
  • n. The basest or least desirable portion. Often used in the plural: the dregs of humanity.
  • n. A small amount; a residue.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Sediment in a liquid.
  • n. By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete or colloquial singular of dregs.
  • n. An obsolete form of dredge.
  • An obsolete form of dredge
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small amount of residue
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    Words with the same meaning
    refuse    feculence    lees    grounds    sediment   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
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