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dríodar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  • lees noun The sediment of dead yeast and fruit residue left after fermenting a drink like wine.
  • refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
  • residue noun A small amount of something that remains after the main part has been used, removed, or processed.
  • sediment noun Solid particles, such as sand or silt, that settle at the bottom of a liquid or body of water.
  • sludge noun Thick, soft, semi-liquid mud, waste, or sediment.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

dríodar is used for these senses in English:

  • dregs The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  • lees The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
  • refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
  • residue Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
  • residue (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
  • sediment A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
  • sludge A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
  • waste Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

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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