dross (dr s, drôs)n. 1. Waste or impure matter: discarded the dross after recycling the wood pulp. 2. The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of oxidation. 3. Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter: "He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross" (Vladimir Nabokov). [Middle English dros, from Old English dr  s, dregs.]dross  y adj. |
dross
Noun
1. the scum formed on the surfaces of molten metals
2. anything of inferior quality: we can't publish this dross [Old English drōs dregs]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | dross - worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| 2. |  dross - the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metalsscum - a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid basic slag - slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer |
dross
2. nonsense, garbage chiefly U.S. drivel, twaddle, pants (slang) rot, crap (slang) trash, hot air (informal) tosh (slang), chiefly Brit. pap, bilge (informal) tripe (informal) gibberish, guff (slang) havers Scot. moonshine, claptrap (informal) hogwash, hokum (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. codswallop Brit. (slang) piffle (informal) poppycock (informal) balderdash, bosh (informal) wack U.S. (slang) eyewash (informal) stuff and nonsense, flapdoodle (slang) tommyrot, horsefeathers U.S. (slang) bunkum or buncombe chiefly U.S. bizzo Austral. (slang) bull's wool Austral., N.Z. (slang)
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