Dregs

/dɹɛɡz/

Synonyms for "dregs" (146 found)

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Noun(10 words)

lees residue sediment afterings byproductcoffee groundsdebris deposit draff dross

alluvion alluvium ash bones canaille cattle chaffchildren of darknesscinder clinker culm deadwood deposit deposition deposits diluvium dishwater draffdregs of societydross

Strong matches (43)

dust ember feces filings froth garbage gash ground grounds hogwash husk husks leavings leeslimbs of satanloess losers mass masses mob

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moraine offal offscourings offscum orts outcasts pariahs paring parings potsherds precipitate precipitation proletariat rabble

Noun(9 words)

exuviate feculence grounds grouts leftovers loser orts outcast rabble

Related words (73)

raff rag ragsragtag and bobtailrasping raspings refuse remains residue riffraff rinsing rout rubbish scoria scouring scourings scrapscrap ironscraps scum

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scum of the earthsediment settlings shard shards shaving shavings silt sinter slack slag slop slops sludge smut soilsons of belialsons of mensoot sordes stubble sublimate sweepings swillswinish multitudetare taresthe badthe evilthe reprobatethe unrighteousthe wickedtrash unwashed vermin wastage wastewaste matterwastepaper weed weeds

Noun(12 words)

refuse remainder remnants residuum riffraff rubbish scum settling settlings trash trub waste

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6 entries

byproduct deposit leftover remnant residue sediment

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4 entries

lees riffraff scum sludge

Collocations

6 entries

bottom dregscoffee dregsdregs analysisdregs of societydregs sampletea dregs

Derivations

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dreg

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For many people, drug dealers and corporate attorneys are the dregs of society.

Source: tatoeba (596994)

How many thousands who have drained the voluptuous bowl of pleasure to the dregs have been reclaimed by suffering!

Source: tatoeba (1919862)

They soaked that clay bread in wine of very old dregs.

Source: tatoeba (7351062)

They soaked that bread, solid as clay, in very old dregs of wine.

Source: tatoeba (7351071)

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