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How to pronounce “dross”
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Pronunciation guide for dross
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dross with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- What I discovered in New York City trash
from our own dross, our cast-offs,
- Definition summary
- Waste or impure matter.
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How to pronounce dross
What I discovered in New York City trash

from our own dross, our cast-offs,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dross”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Waste or impure matter.
- (figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.
- (slang) Residual raw opium left in an opium pipe which can be recycled for further sale or use.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To remove dross from.
- [Adjective]
- (dialectal) brave, safe, sure; alternative form of drošs
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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