Dregs vs. Dreds: What's the Difference?
Dregs and Dreds Definitions
Dregs
The sediment in a liquid, such as wine or coffee.
Dreds
Alternative form of dreads; dreadlocks
Dregs
The basest or least desirable portion
The dregs of humanity.
Dregs
A small amount; a residue
"She would head straight for the kitchen, clinging to the dregs of her energy, not allowing herself to relax before getting the supper on" (Lynn Coady).
Dregs
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
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Dregs
The worst and lowest part of something.
The dregs of society
Dregs
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
