DREGS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word dregs. (close relations)
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deposit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating • matter that has been deposited by some natural process • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • money deposited in a bank or some similar institution • a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later • money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use • a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • the act of putting something somewhere verb • put, fix, force, or implant • put into a bank account • put (something somewhere) firmly | ||||||||
grounds | nounn | |||||||
noun • your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief • the enclosed land around a house or other building • a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) • a justification for something existing or happening • dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue | ||||||||
lees | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage | ||||||||
residue | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that remains after something has been removed • something left after other parts have been taken away | ||||||||
remains | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any object that is left unused or still extant • a relic that has been excavated from the soil • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
settlings | nounn | |||||||
noun • sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid | ||||||||
sediments | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that has been deposited by some natural process verb • deposit as a sediment • settle as sediment | ||||||||
debris | nounn | |||||||
noun • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | ||||||||
draff | nounn | |||||||
noun • the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process. | ||||||||
dross | nounn | |||||||
noun • worthless or dangerous material that should be removed • the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals | ||||||||
exuviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | ||||||||
feculence | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is feculent | ||||||||
loser | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a contestant who loses the contest • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently • a gambler who loses a bet | ||||||||
outcast | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) adjective satellite • excluded from a society | ||||||||
rabble | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disorderly crowd of people • disparaging terms for the common people | ||||||||
refuse | verbv | |||||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) verb • show unwillingness towards • not accept as true • elude, especially in a baffling way • refuse to let have • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership | ||||||||
residuum | nounn | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away | ||||||||
riffraff | nounn | |||||||
noun • disparaging terms for the common people | ||||||||
sediment | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that has been deposited by some natural process verb • deposit as a sediment • settle as sediment | ||||||||
settling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a gradual sinking to a lower level | ||||||||