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Dreg

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groundsnounThe collective land areas that compose a larger area.
dredgenounThe act of dredging.
dredgingnoun(uncountable) The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.
dripnounA falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
drocknoun(UK, dialect) A drainage ditch, sometimes covered; a small watercourse, especially one used for drainage or sewerage.
debritenounMaterial deposited by the flow of debris.
dredgeboatnoun(nautical) A boat used in dredging
drossnounWaste or impure matter.
dribnoun(obsolete) A drop.
droppingverbThe act of something that drops or falls.
ditchwaternounThe stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dropnoun(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
dredgernoun(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
dopenoun(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
dobbinnounAn old jaded horse.
dumpnounA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
draggernounOne who takes part in drag racing.
dipseynoun(US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line.
dropfulnounA single drop (of a liquid).
diluviumnounAn inundation or flood; a deluge.

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