The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
drossiness — n. worthlessness; being of base metal … English contemporary dictionary
drossiness — drossˈiness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑dross … Useful english dictionary
drossy — drossiness, n. /draw see, dros ee/, adj., drossier, drossiest. 1. containing dross. 2. resembling dross; worthless. [1400 50; late ME; see DROSS, Y1] * * * … Universalium
Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 … English dictionary for students
dross — /drɒs / (say dros) noun 1. a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character. 2. waste matter; refuse: *Behind the bar stood a giant screen composed of large pearl shells from which all the dross had been… …
dross — [drôs, dräs] n. [ME & OE dros, dregs, akin to dærst & ON dregg, DREGS] 1. a scum formed on the surface of molten metal 2. waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish drossiness n. drossy adj. drossier, drossiest … English World dictionary
