- dreg
- n1. dregslees, 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. dregsriffraff, 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.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.