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Word entry · 5 letters

dross

Best crossword clue

"Worthless residue"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /dɹɒs/Part of speech nounSorted dorssStarts with DEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2R3O4S5S

Definitions

  1. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

Word origin

From Middle English drosse, dros, from Old English drōs, from Proto-Germanic *drōhs (“dregs, sediment”).

Used in a sentence

  • What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross

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