Coffee Brewing Terms

noun the most worthless part or parts of something

• The dregs of the coffee sat at the bottom of the cup.
• I always leave the dregs of my drink, I don't like the last bit.
• He's always hanging out with the dregs of society.
• After the layoffs, only the dregs of the company remained.

noun a tool used for packing or flattening something down, such as tobacco in a pipe or gunpowder in a cartridge

• The technician carefully used a special tool to tamp down the soil around the newly planted tree.
• Hey, can you tamp down the coffee grounds in the espresso machine before brewing?
• I always tamp down my skateboard tricks before trying to land them.
• She tried to tamp down her excitement before the big announcement.