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The meaning of Dross

Dross – definition

noun

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

Usage examples:

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

Synonims:

JunkDebrisChaffDraffDetritusFlotsam and jetsamRubbishTrashGarbageDreckGrot
noun

Foreign matter, dregs, or mineral waste, in particular scum formed on the surface of molten metal.

Usage examples:

Alchemists tried to create gold from 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.

Dross translation into English

Dross: translate from English into Chinese

Translate dross into Chinese (Simplified)}
浮渣, 渣, 渣滓, 矿渣, 废物

Dross: translate from English into Dutch

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Droesem, Schuim, Afval, Slak, Metaalschuim

Dross: translate from English into French

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Scories, Crasse, Déchets

Dross: translate from English into German

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Schlacke, Schund

Dross: translate from English into Hindi

Translate dross into Hindi}
कीट, मंडूर, मल, तलछट

Dross: translate from English into Italian

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Scorie, Scoria, Rifiuto

Dross: translate from English into Korean

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쇠똥, 쓸모 없는 것

Dross: translate from English into Russian

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Шлак, Окалина, Отбросы, Остатки, Подонки, Угольный мусор

Dross: translate from English into Spanish

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Escoria, Desecho, Regla, Escoria de metales

Word origin

Old English drōs (in the sense ‘scum on molten metal’); related to Dutch droesem and German Drusen ‘dregs, lees’.

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Dross synonims

chaff

tʃɑːf

noun

The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.

Usage examples:

Spikes were threshed and florets (hereafter called seeds) separated from chaff by sieving and force…
verb

Tease.

Usage examples:

The pleasures of drinking and betting and chaffing your mates
noun

The outer layer that is separated from grains such as wheat before they are used as food

Usage examples:

Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research., local r…
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detritus

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.
All meanings and translations of Detritus

dreck

drek

noun

Rubbish; trash.

Usage examples:

This so-called art is pure dreck
noun

Something of poor quality

Usage examples:

Most of what's on tv is dreck.
All meanings and translations of Dreck

grot

ɡrɒt

noun

Something unpleasant, dirty, or of poor quality.

Usage examples:

They watch endless grot on telly
noun

A grotto.

All meanings and translations of Grot

junk

dʒʌŋk

noun

Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.

Usage examples:

The cellars are full of junk
verb

Discard or abandon unceremoniously.

Usage examples:

Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest
noun

A flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of china and the east indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.

Usage examples:

There is some evidence for development of robust, high-seas sailing junks in china by thirteenth ce…
All meanings and translations of Junk

trash

træʃ

noun

Waste material; refuse.

Usage examples:

The subway entrance was blocked with trash
verb

Damage or destroy.

Usage examples:

My apartment's been totally trashed
noun

Anything that is worthless and of low quality; waste

Usage examples:

We filled three cans with trash from the garage., i simply trash that kind of mail., some people se…
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