DROSS
What does "DROSS" mean?
Worthless waste matter, especially the scum that forms on molten metal.
Meanings
- The scummy impurities that rise to the surface of molten metal and are skimmed off. The smith skimmed the dross from the top of the crucible before pouring. technical
- Anything regarded as worthless, trivial, or of poor quality. She sifted the few real insights from the dross of online comments. figurative
Word origin
From Old English 'dros', meaning dregs or the scum thrown off by molten metal, related to Dutch 'droesem' (dregs).
Remember it
DROSS sounds like the 'gross' leftover scum - and that's exactly what it is.
A little poem
The fire keeps the gold and lifts the gray;
what could not bear the heat is skimmed away.
couplet
Wordplay
- The metalworker swore his scrap pile had value. His boss called it a dross-purpose collection.
What it teaches
Worth is what survives the heat; the rest only ever floated on top.
Quick facts
What does DROSS mean?
Worthless waste matter, especially the scum that forms on molten metal.
Is DROSS a valid word?
Yes — DROSS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DROSS?
DROSS has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DROSS come from?
From Old English 'dros', meaning dregs or the scum thrown off by molten metal, related to Dutch 'droesem' (dregs).
What can DROSS teach us?
Worth is what survives the heat; the rest only ever floated on top.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.