dreg

A noun referring to the small, solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, such as coffee grounds or sediment in wine; often used figuratively to refer to the most worthless or undesirable part of something.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant de fines particules solides qui se déposent au fond d'un liquide, comme le marc de café ou la lie de vin ; souvent utilisé au figuré pour désigner la partie la plus méprisable ou indésirable d'un ensemble.

1. Sediment or residue C1 formal

   The small solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, such as coffee or wine.

   • He poured the wine carefully to avoid the dregs.
   • The coffee had bitter dregs at the bottom of the cup.
   • She strained the tea to remove the dregs.

   🇫🇷Lieu, dépôt

   Synonymes: depositresiduesediment

2. Worthless or undesirable part C2 formal

   The most worthless or contemptible part of something.

   • The dregs of society often live in poverty.
   • He felt he was scraping the dregs of his memory for an answer.
   • The dregs of the party were left cleaning up the mess.

   🇫🇷partie la plus vile d’un ensemble

   Synonymes: drossrefuserubbishscumsedimenttrash

   Antonymes: bestcreameliteflowerpick

• dregs plural form
• dregs' possessive plural form
• dreg's possessive singular form