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Dross vs Drops - What's the difference?

dross | drops |

As nouns the difference between dross and drops

is that dross is waste or impure matter while drops is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between dross and drops

is that dross is to remove dross from while drops is third-person singular of drop.

dross

English

(wikipedia dross)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(drosses)
  • Waste or impure matter
  • Worthless or trivial matter
  • Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
  • The impurities in metal
  • A waste product from working with metal

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "dross")

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To remove dross from.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    drops

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (drop)

    • Anagrams

    * ----