HyperDic: dregs

English > 1 sense of the word dregs:
NOUNobjectdregs, settlingssediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid / liquid
dregs > pronunciation
Soundsdreh'gz
Rhymeseggs ... longlegs: 4 rhymes with ehgz...
English > dregs: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaningsediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid / liquid.
Synonymsettlings
NarrowergroundsDregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
Broadersediment, depositMatter that has been deposited by some natural process
Usage ofplural, plural formThe form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanishconcho, poso, zurrapa
Catalanpòsit, sediment, solatge

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