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dregs

UK
/drɛgz/
US
/drɛgz/

Translations

dregsnoun
dregs
pl
After finishing the coffee, there was a thick layer of dregs at the bottom of the cup.
После того как кофе был выпит, на дне чашки остался толстый слой осадка.
He considered the criminals to be the dregs of society.
Он считал преступников отбросами общества.
Additional translations
муть
остатки
Synonyms
remnants
sludge
residue
sediment
lees
waste
scum
dregnoun

dregs

pl

dregs
pl
UK
/drɛg/
US
/drɛg/
The coffee had a thick dreg at the bottom of the cup.
В кофе был густой осадок на дне чашки.
He was considered the dreg of society.
Его считали отбросом общества.
Additional translations
остаток
муть
Synonyms
remnant
residue
remainder
leftover
sediment
scum
waste
dregverb

dregs

dregged
Past Simple
dregged
Past Participle
dregging
Gerund
UK
/drɛɡ/
US
/drɛɡ/
Dialectal/archaic verb meaning to dredge or drag for something in water or to remove sediment.
Synonyms
pour off
drain off
clarify
filter
strain
ladle off
skim off
siphon
draw off
decant

Definitions

dregsnoun
The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds.
After finishing his coffee, he noticed the dregs at the bottom of the cup.
The most worthless part or parts of something.
He felt like he was dealing with the dregs of society in his new job.
dregnoun
The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds.
After finishing his coffee, he noticed the dregs at the bottom of the cup.
The most worthless part or parts of something.
He felt like he was dealing with the dregs of society in his new job.
A dredging implement or drag-net used to recover objects or clear sediment from water.
The fishermen lowered a heavy dreg to the riverbed to search for the lost anchor.
dregverb
To drag, dredge or scoop something (especially the bed of a river, canal, etc.) in order to recover or clear objects or sediment.
Workers dregged the canal to remove years of accumulated sludge.
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