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- Dictionarydregs/drɛɡz/
plural
- 1. the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment: "coffee dregs" Similar
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DREGS definition: 1. the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are…. Learn more.
1. : sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees usually used in plural. coffee dregs at the bottom of the cup. 2. : the most undesirable part usually used in plural. the dregs of society. 3. : the last remaining part : vestige usually used in plural. the last dregs of fuel. dreggy. ˈdre-gē.
Dregs definition: solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee. See examples of DREGS used in a sentence.
dregs. The dregs of a liquid are the last drops left at the bottom of a container, together with any solid bits that have sunk to the bottom. Colum drained the dregs from his cup. If you talk about the dregs of society or of a community, you mean the people in it who you consider to be the most worthless and bad.
Those little grains of tea or coffee left at the bottom of the cup are known as the dregs. The dregs are the least wanted portion, or the residue. Literally speaking, dregs refers to sediment at the bottom of a liquid such as tea, but figuratively you can use dregs to mean “a small amount left.”
Definition of dregs noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'dregs' 1. The dregs of a liquid are the last drops left at the bottom of a container, together with any solid bits that have sunk to the bottom. [...] 2. If you talk about the dregs of society or of a community, you mean the people in it who you consider to be the most worthless and bad. [disapproval] [...] More.
Dregs definition: The particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees.
DREGS meaning: 1. the part of a drink at the bottom of a glass or other container that usually contains small…. Learn more.
1. The sediment in a liquid, such as wine or coffee. 2. The basest or least desirable portion: the dregs of humanity. 3. A small amount; a residue: "She would head straight for the kitchen, clinging to the dregs of her energy, not allowing herself to relax before getting the supper on" (Lynn Coady). [Middle English dreg, from Old Norse dregg.]
