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.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch schūm.]

scummer scum'mer n.
scummily scum'mi·ly adv.
scumminess scum'mi·ness n.
scummy scum'my adj.

noun

A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), lumpenproletariat, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See over/under, rich/poor.

n

Definition: impurities, dirt
Antonyms: cleanliness

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The only English language word that can be made from the letters U-S-M-C.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skum, afskum, rak, ros
v. tr. - skumme
v. intr. - skumme

Nederlands (Dutch)
gespuis, uitschot, schuim, schuimen

Français (French)
n. - (gén) écume, mousse, couche de saleté, crasse, ordure (injur)
v. tr. - écumer, se couvrir d'écume, décrasser, nettoyer
v. intr. - écumer, se couvrir d'écume

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schaum, Abschaum
v. - entschäumen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφρός (βρασμού), ξάφρισμα, απόβρασμα, (καθομ.) λεχρίτης
v. - ξαφρίζω, (για υγρό) δημιουργώ αφρό

Italiano (Italian)
feccia, rifiuto umano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espuma (f), escória (f), ralé (f)
v. - espumar

Русский (Russian)
пена, накипь, нечистоты, отбросы, опустившийся человек, мерзавец, снимать пену, пениться, покрываться пеной

Español (Spanish)
n. - chusma, escoria, hez, espuma, nata
v. tr. - espumar, despumar, desnatar
v. intr. - espumar, cubrirse de espuma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skum, smutshinna, slagg, avskum
v. - skumma av, täcka med skum

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
浮渣, 泡沫, 糟粕, 将浮渣去除掉, 产生泡沫, 被浮渣覆盖

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 浮渣, 泡沫, 糟粕
v. tr. - 將浮渣去除掉
v. intr. - 產生泡沫, 被浮渣覆蓋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (끓거나 발효할 때 액체 표면에) 떠 있는 찌꺼기, 찌꺼기, 인간 쓰레기
v. tr. - ~에서 더껑이를 걷어내다, 더껑이가 생기다
v. intr. - ~에서 더껑이를 제거하다, 더껑이가 생기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 浮きかす, くず, 滓, 人間のくず

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حثاله ألمجتمع, طفاوة, زبد (فعل) يزبد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרום, קפה, דוק-זוהמה, חלאה, שפל, החלק חסר-הערך של דבר, אדם או קבוצה חסרי-ערך‬
v. tr. - ‮סילק קרום מעל פני, יצר קרום על פני‬
v. intr. - ‮פיתח קרום (נוזל)‬

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