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单词 dreg
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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.
Thesaurus
Noun1.dreg - a small amount of residuesmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

dreg

noun1. 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.
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DREG


AcronymDefinition
DREGDélégation Régionale (French: Regional Delegation)
DREGData Regenerator

dreg


Related to dreg: holey, vandal
  • noun

Synonyms for dreg

noun matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process

Synonyms

  • deposit
  • lees
  • precipitate
  • precipitation
  • sediment

noun a group of persons regarded as the lowest class

Synonyms

  • lumpenproletariat
  • rabble
  • ragtag and bobtail
  • riffraff
  • trash
  • scum

Words related to dreg

noun a small amount of residue

Related Words

  • small indefinite amount
  • small indefinite quantity
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