dregs

Meaning

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  2. (figuratively, plural, plural-normally) The worst and lowest part of something.

Synonyms

sediment
25k
lees
38k
residue
C2
refuse
B1
scum
B2
grounds
B2
precipitate
48k
deposit
B2
settlings
waste
B1
leavings
dirt
B2
leftovers
C2
dross
scraps
C2
sludge
25k
riff-raff
36k
scale
B2
slag
C2
calces
silt
37k
bagasse
mud
B2
pulp
C2
quid
C1
rabble
C2
remain
B1
remains
B1
remnants
C2
residuum
riffraff
26k
scrap
C1
sinter
slush
24k
subsidence
suds
37k
tartar
25k

chew for

trash
B2
vestiges

waste matter

mouth-to-mouth feeding

tea leaves
virga

faecula

press residues

tank waste

bottoms
C2
chips
B2
cinder
30k
Translations

lie
Bodensatz
hez
poso
Abschaum
feccia
pòsit
sporco
borra
Schmutz
sentina
Dreck
droesem
solatge
heces
Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɹɛɡz/
Etymology

See dreg.

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