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- DictionaryDregs/dreɡz/
plural
- 1. the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds: "coffee dregs"
The meaning of DREG is sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated from it : lees —usually used in plural. How to use dreg in a sentence.
DREGS definition: 1. the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are…. Learn more.
Dregs definition: solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee. See examples of DREGS used in a sentence.
Those little grains of tea or coffee left at the bottom of the cup are known as the dregs. The dregs are the least wanted portion, or the residue. Literally speaking, dregs refers to sediment at the bottom of a liquid such as tea, but figuratively you can use dregs to mean “a small amount left.”
1. The sediment in a liquid, such as wine or coffee. 2. The basest or least desirable portion: the dregs of humanity. 3. A small amount; a residue: "She would head straight for the kitchen, clinging to the dregs of her energy, not allowing herself to relax before getting the supper on"(Lynn Coady). [Middle English dreg, from Old Norse dregg .]
1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees. 2. the most worthless part. the dregs of society.
the worst parts of something that have no use or value. (literary) the last parts of something. Definition of dregs noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dregs Definition. The particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees. The most worthless part. The dregs of society. A small amount remaining; residue. ( collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
DREGS meaning: 1 : solid materials that fall to the bottom of a container full of a liquid; 2 : the worst or most useless part of something.
DREGS definition: 1. the part of a drink at the bottom of a glass or other container that usually contains small…. Learn more.
