The meaning of Dregs

noun

The acquisition or gradual gathering of something.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of wealth

noun

A deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by flowing floodwater in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil.

Usage examples:

Many vineyards are located on valley bottoms underlain by alluvium which can provide deep, free-dra…

noun

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

Usage examples:

Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings

noun

Broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger

Usage examples:

After the tornado, debris from damaged trees and houses littered the town.

noun

A sum of money paid into a bank or building society account.

Usage examples:

Cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits

verb

Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place.

Usage examples:

He deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table

noun

An amount of money paid into an account

Usage examples:

She made a large deposit last thursday., will you get your deposit back if you cancel the trip?, th…

noun

Waste or debris of any kind.

Usage examples:

The streets were foul with detritus

noun

Waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event

Usage examples:

Detritus of the stadium was littered with the detritus of yesterday's concert.

noun

Dregs or refuse.

noun

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

Usage examples:

There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

noun

Something that has no use or no value

Usage examples:

So much of what's on tv is pure dross., we read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.

noun

The solid surface of the earth.

Usage examples:

He lay on the ground

verb

Short for ground bass.

adjective

Reduced to fine particles by crushing or mincing.

Usage examples:

Ground cumin

verb

Fill in with grout.

Usage examples:

Soak off the facing paper with a damp sponge, then grout the tiles

plural noun

Sediment, dregs, or grounds.

Usage examples:

Old women told fortunes in grouts of tea

verb

To put a thin line of mortar in the spaces between tiles

Usage examples:

We spent the weekend grouting the bathroom.

plural noun

The sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs.

Usage examples:

The wine is aged on the lees in the bottle for about three years prior to disgorgement.

verb

Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Usage examples:

The incident precipitated a political crisis

adjective

Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

Usage examples:

I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate

noun

A substance precipitated from a solution.

Usage examples:

Any silver ions present form a white precipitate (silver chloride).

verb

Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.

Usage examples:

I refused to answer

noun

Matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; rubbish.

Usage examples:

Heaps of refuse

verb

Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.

Usage examples:

A cloister is all that remains of the monastery

plural noun

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed.

Usage examples:

The remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table

noun

A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.

Usage examples:

The fine residue left after the sorting of tea

noun

A chemical residue.

Usage examples:

But figuring out exactly how to regenerate ammonia borane from the residuum left after hydrogen has…

noun

A layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

Green scum found on stagnant pools

verb

Form a layer of dirt or froth on (a liquid).

Usage examples:

Litter scummed the surface of the water

noun

Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.

Usage examples:

The ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork

verb

Settle as sediment.

Usage examples:

The erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe

noun

Solid material, such as dirt or minerals, that falls to the bottom of a liquid

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

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Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

noun

Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.

Usage examples:

The dumping of sewage sludge

noun

Wet dirt, or any other thick, wet substance

Usage examples:

The dirty water left a layer of sludge in the bottom of the pail.

verb

(in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.

Usage examples:

Libido must be sublimated into productive work activities

noun

Another term for sublime.

verb

To express strong emotions or use energy by doing an activity, especially an activity that is considered socially acceptable

Usage examples:

Hostile feelings and violent responses often seem to be sublimated into sporting activities.