- dregs
n. the dregs of society
* * *the dregsof society
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Dregs — may refer to: Sediment in wine, beer, Turkish coffee or other beverage. Dregs of Humanity, an episode of the It s Your Move TV series Audio Dregs, an independent music label Dixie Dregs, a jazz fusion band Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, a post… … Wikipedia
dregs — [ dregz ] noun plural 1. ) the small amount of liquid and solid pieces left in the bottom of a container: dregs of coffee/tea/wine 2. ) INFORMAL the least important or valuable part of something, especially of a group of people: the dregs of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dregs — [dregz] pl.n. 〚ME dregges, pl. of dregge < ON dregg, barm, lees < IE * dherēgh, residue: for base see DARK〛 1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees 2. the most worthless part [the dregs of society] … Universalium
dregs — [dregz] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: dregg] 1.) [plural] a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle 2.) the dregs of society/humanity not polite an offensive expression used to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dregs — c.1300 (implied in surname Dryngedregges), from O.N. dregg sediment, from P.Gmc. *drag (Cf. O.H.G. trestir, Ger. Trester grapeskins, husks ), from PIE *dher (1) to make muddy. Replaced O.E. cognate dræst, dærst dregs, lees. Figurative use is from … Etymology dictionary
dregs — [n1] sediment deposits, dirt, draff, lees, residue, settlings, slag, waste; concept 260 dregs [n2] bad person loser, outcast, rabble, riffraff, scum, trash; concept 412 … New thesaurus
dregs — ► NOUN 1) the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment. 2) the most worthless parts: the dregs of society. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
dregs — [dregz] pl.n. [ME dregges, pl. of dregge < ON dregg, barm, lees < IE * dherēgh, residue: for base see DARK] 1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees 2. the most worthless part [the dregs of society] 3.… … English World dictionary
dregs — sediment, *deposit, precipitate, lees, grounds … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dregs — [[t]dre̱gz[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: usu the N (disapproval) The dregs of a liquid are the last drops left at the bottom of a container, together with any solid bits that have sunk to the bottom. Colum drained the dregs from his cup. 2) N PLURAL: usu the … English dictionary
dregs — plural noun 1) the dregs from a bottle of wine Syn: sediment, deposit, residue, accumulation, sludge, lees, grounds, remains; technical residuum 2) the dregs of humanity Syn: scum, refuse, riffraff … Thesaurus of popular words
