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dregs

/dreɡz/noun

उच्चारण ड्रेग्ज़

तलछट, गाद, मैल

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noun
  1. 1

    [plural]

    the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container

    तलछट, गाद, मैल

    • the dregs of the coffee
    • He drank his tea down to the dregs.

    Synonyms sediment grounds residue lees deposit

  2. 2

    [plural] the ~ (of sth) disapproving

    the worst and most useless parts of something

    (समाज का) सबसे निकृष्ट या घटिया हिस्सा

    • the dregs of society

    Synonyms scum riff-raff rabble

    Opposite elite cream

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sediment grounds residue lees deposit scum riff-raff rabble

Antonyms

elite cream

§Grammar and usage

The dregs of society means the people considered the worst and least useful in a community, and its opposite is the cream of society.

The dregs of society का अर्थ समाज के सबसे निकृष्ट और बेकार माने जाने वाले लोग है, और इसका उल्टा the cream of society है।