1. the sediment or grounds that settle at the bottom of a liquid
Usage: usually plural
2. the worst or least desirable parts or members of something
Usage: usually plural; figurative

Examples

• She poured the coffee carefully to avoid the dregs at the bottom.
• The dregs of wine had settled in the bottle overnight.
• Don’t drink the dregs of your tea – they taste bitter.
• The police rounded up the dregs of society in the raid.
• He considered himself above associating with the dregs of humanity.
• The dregs of the old regime still held some minor positions.