DREGS


Meaning of DREGS in English

■ plural noun

1》 the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment.

2》 the most worthless parts: the ~ of society.

Derivatives

dreggy adjective

Origin

ME: prob. of Scand. origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.