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| scum [ skum ] |
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1. filmy layer on surface of liquid: a filmy layer of extraneous matter or impurities that rises to, or is formed on, the surface of a liquid
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2. offensive term: an offensive term for a person or group of people regarded as contemptible or worthless
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slang insult
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3. refuse: refuse or worthless material
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4. metallurgy refuse from molten metal: dross or refuse from molten metals
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verb (past and past participle scummed, present participle scum·ming, 3rd person present singular scums) |
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1. intransitive verb have scum: to become covered with scum
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2. transitive verb clear something of scum: to remove scum from something
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| [14th century. < Middle Dutch scūme "foam, froth" < Germanic] |
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  scum·mer noun |
| scum·my adjective |
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