Dregs

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɹɛɡz/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡz

Origin

See dreg.

Full definition of dregs

Noun

1. (collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
2. (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.the dregs of society

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, orts, rabble, refuse, residue, residuum, riffraff, rubbish, scum, sediment, settling, trash, loser, outcast