Dregs

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The sediment of liquors; lees; grounds; feculence; any foreign matter of liquors that subsides to the bottom of a vessel containing them.
  • Waste or worthless matter; dross; sweepings; refuse; hence, what is most vile and worthless: as, the dregs of society.
  • Solid impurities found in raw fats. W. L. Carpenter, Soap and Candles, p. 83
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  • noun. The worst and lowest part of something.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  • Word Usage
    "I took a leaf (or bag) from my pantry and filled the flavour gap with the subtly nutty Kamut flour I found there, as well as pouring in the dregs from a carton of almond milk in my fridge."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deposit  sediment  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    grounds  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    begs  eggs  kegs  legs  negs  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aftertaste  dross  gulp  mire  mouthful  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alluvion  alluvium  ash  bones  bottoms