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dregs
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Sense: Sediment

Synonyms:

lees, grounds, slag Collocations, residue, sediment, deposits, remains, leftovers, waste Collocations, silt, slops

Sense: The most worthless part

Synonyms:

scum Collocations, refuse Collocations, riffraff, trash Collocations, rabble, proletariat, proles (slang), scum of the earth (slang), the great unwashed, vermin, lowest of the low

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