Dregs

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  • n. The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  • n. The worst and lowest part of something.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The sediment of liquors; lees; grounds; feculence; any foreign matter of liquors that subsides to the bottom of a vessel containing them.
  • Waste or worthless matter; dross; sweepings; refuse; hence, what is most vile and worthless: as, the dregs of society.
  • Solid impurities found in raw fats. W. L. Carpenter, Soap and Candles, p. 83
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deposit    sediment   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    grounds   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    refuse    sediment    lees    grounds    faeces    faecula    fecula    outcasts    offal    scum   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    begs    eggs    kegs    legs    negs    pegs    regs   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    recrement    scum    dross    sip    aftertaste    gulp    reek    mouthful    slime    mire