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dregs

noun (dregs, plural only)

«dregs» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

the last thick bits left at the bottom of a drink tree →
the lowest or worst part of something tree →

In the lessons

in stories the bitter bottom of a cup, or the last drop of a drink

Examples

Drink the juice but leave the dregs. tree →
He drained the cup right down to the dregs. tree →
Only the dregs of the wine were left in the bottle. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; the dregs are not counted as a full measure

In Jewish tradition

God holds a cup of wine, and the wicked must drink even the dregs, a picture of final punishment.

Interpretation. Commentators read the cup as God's judgment on evil, while the righteous are spared.

Examples

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, full of mixture, and He poureth out of the same; surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them. (Writings PSA.75.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths; the dregs are not counted as a full measure

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «dregs» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dregs» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «dregs» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dregs» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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