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scum
[ skuhm ]
noun
- a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- refuse or offscourings.
- a low, worthless, or evil person.
- such persons collectively; riffraff; dregs.
verb (used with object)
, scummed, scum·ming.
- to remove the scum from.
- to remove as scum.
verb (used without object)
, scummed, scum·ming.
- to form scum; become covered with scum.
scum
/ skʌm /
noun
- a layer of impure matter that forms on the surface of a liquid, often as the result of boiling or fermentation
- the greenish film of algae and similar vegetation surface of a stagnant pond
- Also calleddrossscruff the skin of oxides or impurities on the surface of a molten metal
- waste matter
- a worthless person or group of people
verb
- tr to remove scum from
- rare.intr to form a layer of or become covered with scum
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Derived Forms
- ˈscumˌlike, adjective
- ˈscummer, noun
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Other Words From
- scumless adjective
- scumlike adjective
- un·scummed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scum1
1200–50; Middle English scume < Middle Dutch schūme ( Dutch schuim ) foam; cognate with German Schaum foam
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scum1
C13: of Germanic origin; related to Old High German scūm, Middle Dutch schūm, Old French escume; see skim
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Example Sentences
Scum it off with your spoon, and lay it in anotherPage 117 dish.
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The home missions class furnished the inspiration for it, and called it "Scum o' the Earth," an impromptu immigration pageant.
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Let all this boil together a full hour, and keep it constantly skimmed, as long as any Scum will rise upon it.
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Scum like you has ter come ter the mark sooner or later, and come yer have.
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On Scum exist the lowest conditions of life found in any stellar world.
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