Definition of dredges Dredges
/dɹɛˈʤʌz/ - [drejuz] -
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What does dredges mean?
Wiktionary 
- dredges (Noun)
Plural of dredge.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: dredges |
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| dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed | ||
| power shovel, digger, excavator, shovel a machine for excavating | ||
| dredger a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging | ||
| dredging bucket a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed | ||
Verb |
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| dredge - remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" | ||
| coat, surface cover or provide with a coat | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
| flour convert grain into flour | ||
| dredge - search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost | ||
| drag | ||
| look for, search, seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" | ||
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Wiktionary
- dredge (Noun)
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as. - dredge (Noun)
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc. , from their beds. - dredge (Noun)
A dredging machine. - dredge (Noun)
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. - dredge (Noun)
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. - dredge (Verb)
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge. - dredge (Verb)
To bring something to the surface with a dredge. - dredge (Verb)
Usually with up to unearth, such as an unsavoury past. - dredge (Verb)
To coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dredge (n.)
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. - dredge (n.)
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. - dredge (v. t.)
To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. - dredge (n.)
A mixture of oats and barley. - dredge (v. t.)
To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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dredge
An iron scraper-framed triangle, furnished with a bottom of hide and stout cord net above, used for taking oysters or specimens of shells from the bottom.
