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- Dictionarydregs/dreɡz/
plural
- 1. the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds: "coffee dregs" Similar
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1. : sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees usually used in plural. coffee dregs at the bottom of the cup. 2. : the most undesirable part usually used in plural. the dregs of society. 3. : the last remaining part : vestige usually used in plural. the last dregs of fuel. dreggy. ˈdre-gē.
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. to the dregs She had drunk her coffee down to the dregs (= finished it). sometimes disapproving.
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.
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.”
1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees. 2. the most worthless part. the dregs of society.
1. 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 .]
dregs. noun. /dreɡz/ [plural] the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container. coffee dregs. Want to learn more?
Dregs definition: The particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees.
DREGS definition: 1. the part of a drink at the bottom of a glass or other container that usually contains small…. Learn more.
DREGS meaning: 1 : solid materials that fall to the bottom of a container full of a liquid; 2 : the worst or most useless part of something.
