Dreg (Noun)
Meaning
A small amount of residue.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- After finishing the coffee, a dreg of liquid remained in the bottom of the cup.
- A small dreg of water was left in the glass after it was emptied.
- The bartender was left to deal with the dreg of beer that had been spilled on the counter.
- She could barely scrape up a dreg of cream from the almost-empty container.
- When the tank was almost empty, it was hard to get the last dreg of gasoline to flow.