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dreg

–noun

1.	dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.

2.	Usually, dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society.

3.	a small remnant; any small quantity.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar dregs); c. OSw dräg dregs

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n.

The sediment in a liquid; lees. Often used in the plural.
The basest or least desirable portion. Often used in the plural: the dregs of humanity.
A small amount; a residue.

[Middle English dreg, from Old Norse dregg.]

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dregs

c.1300, from O.N. dregg "sediment," from P.Gmc. *drag-. Replaced O.E. dræst, dærst.

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dregs
noun
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

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dregs1 [dregz] noun plural

the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up
Example: the dregs of the wine

Arabic:	رواسِب، ثُفْل، ثمالَه
Chinese (Simplified):	残渣
Chinese (Traditional):	殘渣
Czech:	sedlina
Danish:	bundfald
Dutch:	bezinksel
Estonian:	sagu
Finnish:	pohjasakka
French:	lie
German:	der Bodensatz
Greek:	κατακάθι
Hungarian:	üledék
Icelandic:	dreggjar, botnfall
Indonesian:	endapan
Italian:	feccia

Japanese:	かす
Latvian:	biezumi; nosēdumi
Lithuanian:	nuosėdos, padugnės
Norwegian:	bunnfall, grums
Polish:	osad, fusy
Portuguese (Brazil):	resíduo
Portuguese (Portugal):	borra
Romanian:	drojdie
Russian:	осадок
Slovak:	usadenina
Slovenian:	usedlina
Spanish:	heces, poso
Swedish:	bottensats
Turkish:	tortu, telve, posa

dregs2 [dregz] noun plural

anything worthless
Example: the dregs of society

Arabic:	حُثالَه
Chinese (Simplified):	废物
Chinese (Traditional):	廢物
Czech:	spodina
Danish:	udskud; bundfald
Dutch:	uitschot
Estonian:	põhjakiht
Finnish:	pohjasakka
French:	rebut
German:	der Abschaum
Greek:	απόβρασμα
Hungarian:	söpredék
Icelandic:	sori, úrhrak
Indonesian:	sampah
Italian:	feccia

Japanese:	くず
Latvian:	padibenes; atkritumi
Lithuanian:	padugnės
Norwegian:	utskudd, berme
Polish:	szumowina
Portuguese (Brazil):	escória
Portuguese (Portugal):	escória
Romanian:	drojdie
Russian:	подонки
Slovak:	spodina
Slovenian:	izmeček
Spanish:	escoria
Swedish:	drägg, avskum
Turkish:	ayak takımı, süprüntü, döküntü