Synonyms for dross
Definitions
- n. 1
Waste or impure matter. Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
- n. 2
Worthless or trivial matter.
Forms
- Plural
- drosses → rubbishes, scums, trashes, junks…
Example sentences
- trash Yanni's house is full of trash and smells of mold.
- junk There's nothing in here but a lot of useless junk.
- scum Remove any scum that comes to the water surface.
- dregs She poured some cold dregs of tea into the two cups.
- slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
By length
- 4 letters
- junk1, scum1, slag1
- 5 letters
- trash1, dregs1, draff
- 6 letters
- refuse2, debris2, cinder2, sinter, scoria
- 7 letters
- rubbish2
- 8 letters
- sediment3, impurity4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refuse2 = 2 syllables).