Skip to content
0
  • Definitions
    • Browse A–Z
    • Recently Added
    • Most Popular
    • Most Viewed
    • Word Lists
    • All Categories
  • Learn & Play
    • Hangman Game
    • Grammar Check
    • Common English Words
    • Words Containing "Black"
    • English Practice Chat
  • Articles
    • Evolution of Dictionaries
    • Business Jargon Decoded
    • Build Your Vocabulary
    • Word Etymology Guide
    • Commonly Confused Words
    • Medical Terminology
    • Legal Terminology
    • Business Communication
  • Definitions
    • Browse A–Z
    • Recently Added
    • Most Popular
    • Most Viewed
    • Word Lists
    • All Categories
  • Learn & Play
    • Hangman Game
    • Grammar Check
    • Common English Words
    • Words Containing "Black"
    • English Practice Chat
  • Articles
    • Evolution of Dictionaries
    • Business Jargon Decoded
    • Build Your Vocabulary
    • Word Etymology Guide
    • Commonly Confused Words
    • Medical Terminology
    • Legal Terminology
    • Business Communication
Collapse
Define Dictionary Meaning - True Words & Their Meanings
  1. Define Dictionary Meaning
  2. Categories
  3. Definitions
  4. Dross

Dross

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Definitions
19 Posts 16 Posters 3.7k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • Luis Fokundefined Offline
    Luis Fokundefined Offline
    Luis Fok
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    Very average quality, thinking more about the money than the standard.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • Marquettaundefined Offline
      Marquettaundefined Offline
      Marquetta
      wrote on last edited by admin
      #3

      Music thats offensive to the eardrums in its poorness. Comes from a combination of the word dross, meaning rubbish, and Luther Van-Dross - a notoriously bad musician.

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • Kitundefined Offline
        Kitundefined Offline
        Kit
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        An aesthetic style of visual art created by LA artists by combining cartoons, graffiti and other pedestrian genres.

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • Soniaundefined Offline
          Soniaundefined Offline
          Sonia
          wrote on last edited by
          #5

          Complete awesomeness.

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • Zipporah Schumakerundefined Offline
            Zipporah Schumakerundefined Offline
            Zipporah Schumaker
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            shortened form of the nickname [andross]

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • Marquettaundefined Offline
              Marquettaundefined Offline
              Marquetta
              wrote on last edited by admin
              #7

              Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • Kitundefined Offline
                Kitundefined Offline
                Kit
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                Synonym for bad, terrible, village (search UD for village)

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • Beckyundefined Offline
                  Beckyundefined Offline
                  Becky
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  The reminence of semen in a vagina from a previous sexual encounter

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • Oraleeundefined Offline
                    Oraleeundefined Offline
                    Oralee
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • Laresvog 0undefined Offline
                      Laresvog 0undefined Offline
                      Laresvog 0
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • Tayyabaundefined Offline
                        Tayyabaundefined Offline
                        Tayyaba
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        Waste or impure matter

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • Thomassewundefined Offline
                          Thomassewundefined Offline
                          Thomassew
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • Britneyundefined Offline
                            Britneyundefined Offline
                            Britney
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            The impurities in metal

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • Donald Trumpundefined Offline
                              Donald Trumpundefined Offline
                              Donald Trump
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              A waste product from working with metal

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • Tjalfdyed 0undefined Offline
                                Tjalfdyed 0undefined Offline
                                Tjalfdyed 0
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                Dross is typically waste or impurity that is removed from a finer material during a smelting or refining process. It can also refer to something considered worthless, substandard, or inferior.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • Laresvog 0undefined Offline
                                  Laresvog 0undefined Offline
                                  Laresvog 0
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #17

                                  the scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • Williebitundefined Offline
                                    Williebitundefined Offline
                                    Williebit
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • Lanellundefined Offline
                                      Lanellundefined Offline
                                      Lanell
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #19

                                      dros, n. the scum which metals throw off when melting: waste matter: refuse: rust.—n. Dross′iness.—adj. Dross′y, like dross: impure: worthless. [A.S. drós, from dreósan, to fall; cf. Dut. droesem; Ger. druse.]

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      Reply
                                      • Reply as topic
                                      Log in to reply
                                      • Oldest to Newest
                                      • Newest to Oldest
                                      • Most Votes


                                      Look Up a Word

                                      Browse A–Z

                                      ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWX YZ

                                      Popular Definitions

                                      1 Turban 2 Tripple 3 Blessing 4 Bonnet 5 Serendipity 6 Wanderlust 7 Nostalgia 8 Integrity
                                      View all popular

                                      Know a better definition?

                                      Share your knowledge with the community

                                      Add a Definition

                                      Explore More Definitions

                                      Browse our collection of 300,000+ community-written definitions

                                      Browse A–Z Most Popular Recently Added
                                      Define Dictionary Meaning
                                      Most Popular Words All Definitions Terms of Service Privacy Policy Browse Lists

                                      © 2026 Define Dictionary Meaning. All rights reserved

                                      • Login

                                      • Don't have an account? Register

                                      • Login or register to search.
                                      • First post
                                        Last post