dregs
/drɛɡz/
noun
- The solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, such as coffee grounds or wine sediment.
- The dregs of the old wine were thick and bitter.
- She carefully poured the tea so the dregs stayed in the pot.
- He strained the coffee to remove the dregs.
- The most worthless or despised part of something.
- He considered those criminals to be the dregs of humanity.
- Only the dregs of the team showed up for practice.
- The prison was filled with the dregs of society.
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