Associations to the word «Dross»

Wiktionary

DROSS, noun. Waste or impure matter
DROSS, noun. Worthless or trivial matter
DROSS, noun. Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
DROSS, noun. The impurities in metal
DROSS, noun. A waste product from working with metal
DROSS, verb. (transitive) To remove dross from.

Dictionary definition

DROSS, noun. Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water".
DROSS, noun. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin