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SCUM
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Irregular inflected forms: scummed , scumming
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scum" is a kind of...):
film (a thin coating or layer)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scum"):
dross; scoria; slag (the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals)
Derivation:
scum (remove the scum from)
scummy (covered with scum)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Worthless people
Synonyms:
scum; trash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("scum" is a kind of...):
rabble; ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff (disparaging terms for the common people)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the scum from
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "scum" is one way to...):
get rid of; remove (dispose of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scum (a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid)
