The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.
Use in sentences of SCUM
Meaning of SCUM in English
The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.
refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
To sweep or range over the surface of.
To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.