dreg

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noun
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The leftover solid bits at the bottom of a container after a liquid has been poured out.

After pouring the tea, only the dreg remained at the bottom of the cup.

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The worst or least valuable part of something.

The dreg of society often faces the most hardship.

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The least important or least capable members of a group.

Only the dreg of the applicants were left after the first round of interviews.

translation

n. The leftover solid bits at the bottom of a container after a liquid has been poured out.; The worst or least valuable part of something.; The least important or least capable members of a group.