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Dreck — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  • dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  • filth noun Disgusting dirt or grime.
  • grunge noun Dirt or grime, especially the kind that's hard to clean.
  • gunk noun Any sticky, dirty, or unidentifiable substance.
  • muck noun Wet, sticky dirt, mud, or manure.
  • squalor noun A filthy, degraded state, especially caused by poverty or neglect.

Senses

Dreck is used for these senses in English:

  • dirt (chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
  • dirt A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
  • dirt Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.
  • dregs (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.
  • filth (UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.
  • grunge (informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
  • gunk (uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
  • muck Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.

dirt — full definition

  1. noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  2. noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.

dregs — full definition

  1. noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  2. noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.
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