scum

scum  (skm)

n.

1. A filmy layer of extraneous or impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water.

2. The refuse or dross of molten metals.

3. Refuse or worthless matter.

4. Slang One, such as a person or an element of society, that is regarded as despicable or worthless.

v. scummed, scum·ming, scums

v.tr.

To remove the scum from.

v.intr.

To become covered with scum.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch schm; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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scummer n.

scummi·ly adv.

scummi·ness n.

scummy adj.

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scum

Noun

1. a layer of impure or waste matter that forms on the surface of a liquid: the build-up of soap scum

2. a person or people regarded as worthless or criminal

Verb

[scumming, scummed]

1. to remove scum from

2. Rare to form a layer of or become covered with scum [Germanic]

scummy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scum - worthless people                     trash ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rabble - disparaging terms for the common people
	2.	scum - a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid film - a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" scoria, slag, dross - the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
Verb	1.	scum - remove the scum from get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

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scum

noun 1. rabble, trash chiefly U.S., Canad. riffraff, rubbish, dross, lowest of the low, dregs of society, canaille (French) ragtag and bobtail

noun 2. impurities, film, crust, froth, scruff, dross, offscourings

Translations

scum [skʌm] n (on liquid) → espuma;

(pej) (people) → escoria

scum [skʌm] n → écume f, mousse f;

(pej) (= people); rebut m, lie f

scum [skʌm] n (on liquid) → Schmutzschicht f;

(pej) → Abschaum m

scum [skʌm] n → schiuma;

(pej) (= people); feccia

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scum

n scum [skam]

1 dirty foam that forms on the surface of a liquid The pond was covered with (a) scum. skuim زَبَد، رَغْوَه мръсна пяна pěna skum der Schaum ακαθαρσίες, βρομιά espuma mustusekiht, vaht كف vaahto écume זוֹהָמָה मैल (nečista) pjena, otpadak hab buih skán, skæni schiuma 浮きかす 거품, 더껑이 puta, putos, nuoviros (netīras) putas lapisan buih kotor schuim skum piana, szumowiny escuma spumă пена pena, kal, špina pena prljava pena skum ฟองสกปรกบนผิวของของเหลว kir tabakası, yüzer pislik 浮垢 піна; накип میل، پھین lớp váng 浮垢

2 bad, worthless people People of that sort are the scum of the earth. skorriemorrie حُثالَه، ناس لا يُساوون شَيْئا измет spodina bærme der Abschaum αποβράσματα της κοινωνίας escoria põhjakiht ارازل و اوباش roskaväki rebut חֶלאָה हेय व्यक्ति šljam, ološ szemét sampah masyarakat úrþvætti feccia くず 인간 쓰레기, 쓸모없는 사람 padugnės (sabiedrības) padibenes sampah masyarakat uitschot avskum, utskudd, pakk męty escumalha gunoi, ticălos подонки spodina izvržek ološ avskum พวกเดนมนุษย์ ayak takımı, serseriler güruhu 卑賤的人 покидьки суспільства نکمے لوگ người xấu, người đáng khinh 卑贱的人