dregs

== English == === Etymology === See dreg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɹɛɡz/ Rhymes: -ɛɡz === Noun === dregs pl (normally plural, singular dreg) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine. (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something. ==== Usage notes ==== The singular form dreg is far less common, but the phrase to the last dreg still has currency. ==== Synonyms ==== debris, deposit, draff, dross, exuviate, feculence, grounds, grouts, lees, loser, orts, outcast, rabble, refuse, residue, residuum, riffraff, rubbish, scum, sediment, settling, trash, trub ==== Derived terms ==== tofu dregs ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === regds.