scum

[US]/skʌm/
[UK]/skʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. floating debris; foam
vi. to produce foam
vt. to remove floating debris

Example Sentences

There was green scum over the pond.

Drug dealers are the scum of the earth.

There is a ring of scum in the washbasin.

green scum found on stagnant pools.

you drug dealers are the scum of the earth.

as the scum rises, skim it off .

Some interview content very expatiatory, how to take its flower, go its scum?

1 Cor. 4:13 Defamed we exhort. We have become as the offscouring of the world, the scum of all things, until now.

Simulates the multi-hearth work condition,promotes to uses the zinc volatility kiln processing zinc scum dechlorinate,by this increase income earning of an enterprise.

Real-world Examples

Scum ball. Scum bucket. -Who are you talking to?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" We'll have no scum here, " says a new colleague.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Pyongyang responded by calling Bolton " human scum" and a " bloodsucker."

Source: Time

..You were just scum of the earth, weren't you?

Source: Rock documentary

If my poor mistress knew the scum they let into her house...

Source: Films

Yeah. And he is fantastic. You cannot believe the scum he has gotten off.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Exactly. No more Logan " scum" Fell.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" Like it hot, scum? " roared Crabbe as he ran.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Who do we know who thinks Muggle-borns are scum?

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

But what about pond scum, Neil?

Source: 6 Minute English

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