dregs+of+society
11dregs — Oka, ko ana, ko ala, ki o, mākū. See ahu awa. Dregs of society, ala uka. To remove dregs from medicinal herbs, paka …
12dregs — noun a) (collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine. the dregs of society b) The worst and lowest part of something …
13dregs — Synonyms and related words: alluvion, alluvium, ash, bones, canaille, cattle, chaff, children of darkness, cinder, clinker, culm, deadwood, deposit, deposition, deposits, diluvium, dishwater, draff, dregs of society, dross, dust, ember, feces,… …
14dregs — plural noun 1》 the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment. 2》 the most worthless parts: the dregs of society. Derivatives dreggy adjective Origin ME: prob. of Scand. origin …
15dregs — noun 1 (plural) small pieces that sink to the bottom of wine, coffee etc compare lee (3) 2 the dregs of society/humanity an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful …
16dregs — /drɛgz / (say dregz) plural noun 1. sediment of wine or other drink; lees; grounds. 2. any waste or worthless residue. –phrase 3. the dregs (of society), a person or a class of people considered to be low or despicable, especially irretrievably… …
17Satires of Juvenal — [ Frontispiece depicting Juvenal and Persius, from a volume translated by John Dryden in 1711.] The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries CE.Juvenal is credited… …
18dreg — /dreg/, n. 1. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds. 2. Usually, dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society. 3. a small remnant; any small quantity. [1250 1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar dregs); c. OSw dräg… …
19Commonalty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Commonalty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 commonalty commonalty democracy Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity Sgm: N 1 low condition low condition low life low society low company Sgm: N 1 bourgeoisie bourgeoisie …
20dreg — [[t]drɛg[/t]] n. 1) dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds 2) Usu., dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society[/ex] 3) a small remnant; any small quantity • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar… …
