🗑️dross

noun
/drɒs/

Meaning

worthless or unwanted material; rubbish or impurities

Example Sentences

Most of his early writings were considered dross.

Synonyms

rubbish, waste, junk, trash, debris

Antonyms

treasure, value, worth

Collocations

industrial dross, literary dross, remove dross

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