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- Dictionarydregs/drɛɡz/
plural
- 1. the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment: "coffee dregs" Similar
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Dregs are the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk. Dregs can also mean parts of something that are left after most of it has gone, sometimes disapprovingly.
- English (US)
noun [ plural ] us / dreɡz / uk / dreɡz /. Add to word list....
- Znaczenie Dregs, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
dregs definicja: 1. the small solid pieces that sink to the...
- Dregs: Russian Translation
DREGS translate: осадок . Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dregs: Portuguese Translation
dregs translate: depósito, borra. Learn more in the...
- Dregs: French Translation
dregs translate: lie, lie, rebut. Learn more in the...
- Dregs: German Translation
dregs translate: der Bodensatz, der Abschaum. Learn more in...
- Dregs: Vietnamese Translation
dregs translate: cặn, cặn bã. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dregs Turkish Translation
DREGS translate: tortu, birikinti, posa, tabaka, (kahve)...
- English (US)
A dreg is the sediment in a liquid, the undesirable part of something, or the last remaining part. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of dreg from Merriam-Webster.
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.
noun [ plural ] us / dreɡz / uk / dreɡz /. Add to word list. the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk: I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left. dregs of He emptied the dregs of his tea into the sink.
1. solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee. 2. residue or remains. 3. British slang. a despicable person.
Dregs are the sediment or residue that remains at the bottom of a liquid, such as wine or coffee. They can also mean the lowest or worst part of something or someone, as in "the dregs of society".
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.”