dreg

dreg
n
1. dregs
lees, grounds, sediment, deposit, settlings, draff, heeltap, Chem. sublimate, Chem. precipitate; residue, residuum, debris, detritus, fecula, remnants, leftovers, remainder, remains, rest; refuse, garbage, trash, rubbish, offal, offscourings, recrement, dross, scoria.
2.Usu. dregs
riffraff, scum, rabble; deadbeats, bums, Inf. good-for-nothings, Inf. washouts, Sl. losers.
3. scrap, piece, particle, mite; bit, little, smidgen, Chiefly Brit., Inf. spot; pittance, modicum, moiety, minimum, Inf. minim.

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  • Dreg — (dr[e^]g), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr[ a]gg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. {Draw}.] Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dreg — /dreg/, n. 1. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds. 2. Usually, dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society. 3. a small remnant; any small quantity. [1250 1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar dregs); c. OSw dräg… …   Universalium

  • dreg — dreg; dreg·gy; …   English syllables

  • dreĝh- —     dreĝh     English meaning: unwilling, displeased     Deutsche Übersetzung: “unwillig, verdrossen”     Note: or perhaps originally “be slack, tough”?     Material: Goth. trigo “mourning, grief, repulsion”, O.N. tregi m. “mourning, grief,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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  • dreg — see DREGS (Cf. dregs) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dreg — n. muddy residue; small amount of residue; small remainder …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dreg|gy — «DREHG ee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. containing dregs; muddy …   Useful english dictionary

  • dreg — [[t]drɛg[/t]] n. 1) dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds 2) Usu., dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society[/ex] 3) a small remnant; any small quantity • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar… …   From formal English to slang

  • dreg — /drɛg / (say dreg) noun a small remnant or quantity. {Middle English, from Old Norse dregg dreg} –dreggy, adjective …  

  • dreg — n. 1 (usu. in pl.) a a sediment; grounds, lees, etc. b a worthless part; refuse (the dregs of humanity). 2 a small remnant (not a dreg). Phrases and idioms: drain (or drink) to the dregs consume leaving nothing (drained life to the dregs).… …   Useful english dictionary

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