dross

dross is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.
2. noun. Rust of metals.
3. noun. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.
4. noun. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

   "there were impurities in the water"

   Synonyms: impurity

5. noun. the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

   Synonyms: scoria, slag

Synonyms

impurity, scoria, slag

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dross:

sords

Common word forms

drossed, drosser, drosses, drossing, drossless

Words from these letters

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