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Word | Dross |
worthless material that should be removed; there were impurities in the water / the waste or impurities removed from refined metal; inferior or a trivial matter / The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting / worthless or dangerous material that should be removed / waste matter; worthless impurities / something regarded as worthless; rubbish. / unwanted material that is removed from a mineral (such as gold) to make it better / something of low value or quality, | |
Usage | ⇒ Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross. ⇒ There is quite a lot of dross on TV these days. ⇒ there are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross |
Synonyms | garbage, rubbish, debris, slag, refuse, dregs, trash, waste, scum, scoria, sediment, junk, impurity, litter, dirt, cinder, detritus, grounds, lees, offal, |
Antonyms | pureness, hygiene, spotlessness, transparency, valuable, confession, cream, enact, limpidness, flower, |
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