DREG

dreg

(noun) a small amount of residue

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dreg (plural dregs)

Sediment in a liquid.

By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.

(often plural, insult) scum; filth

Usage notes

This term is usually used in plural: see dregs.

Anagrams

• GERD, derg, regd

Source: Wiktionary

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Dreg, n. Etym: [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. drägg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw.]

Definition: Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society. We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden.

Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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