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dregs
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- pronunciation:
- dregz
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
plural noun |
| definition 1: |
a solid or murky residue that sinks to the bottom of some beverages, such as wine and coffee.
- synonyms:
- lees, settlings
- similar words:
- grounds, precipitate, residue, sediment
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| definition 2: |
that part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use.
He knew he couldn't bat or catch, but he hated to be one of the dregs, one of those remaining kids that no one wanted on their team.- antonyms:
- elite, pride
- similar words:
- chaff, dross, remnant, residue
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| related words: |
deposit, trash |
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