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dreg
dreg D0386900 (drĕg)n. often dregs1. 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.]dreg (drɛɡ) na small quantity: not a dreg of pity. dreg (drɛg) n. 1. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds. 2. Usu., dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society. 3. a small remnant; any small quantity. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar dregs)] dreg′gy, adj. dreg′gi•ness, n. dreg - A small remnant or a small quantity.See also related terms for small quantity.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dreg - a small amount of residuesmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
dregnoun1. Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process.Often used in plural:deposit, lees, precipitate, precipitation, sediment.2. A group of persons regarded as the lowest class.Often used in plural:lumpenproletariat, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash.Slang: scum.Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed.MedicalSeeGPR126DREG
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DREG➣Délégation Régionale (French: Regional Delegation) | DREG➣Data Regenerator |
dreg Related to dreg: holey, vandalSynonyms for dregnoun matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural processSynonyms- deposit
- lees
- precipitate
- precipitation
- sediment
noun a group of persons regarded as the lowest classSynonyms- lumpenproletariat
- rabble
- ragtag and bobtail
- riffraff
- trash
- scum
Words related to dregnoun a small amount of residueRelated Words- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
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