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• scum — [skum] n. [ME < MDu schum, akin to Ger schaum, foam, scum, prob. < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SKY] 1. a thin layer of impurities which forms on the top of liquids or bodies of water, often as the result of boiling or fermentation 2.… …   English World dictionary

• scum — n. & v. n. 1 a layer of dirt, froth, or impurities etc. forming at the top of liquid, esp. in boiling or fermentation. 2 (foll. by of) the most worthless part of something. 3 colloq. a worthless person or group. v. (scummed, scumming) 1 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• scum — /skʌm / (say skum) noun 1. a film of foul or extraneous matter on a liquid. 2. low, worthless persons: scum of the earth. –verb (scummed, scumming) –verb (t) 3. to remove the scum from. 4. to remove as scum. –verb (i) 5. to form scum; become… …  

• scum — scumless, adj. scumlike, adj. /skum/, n., v., scummed, scumming. n. 1. a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid. 2. refuse or offscourings. 3. a low, worthless, or evil person. 4. such persons… …   Universalium

• scum — 1. noun /skʌm/ a) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water). b) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds Syn: dross, impurities, cinder …   Wiktionary

• scum — [[t]skʌm[/t]] n. v. scummed, scum•ming 1) a) a film or layer of foul matter that forms on the surface of a liquid b) a film of algae on still or stagnant water: pond scum[/ex] 2) refuse or offscourings 3) a low, worthless person 4) such persons… …   From formal English to slang

• Scum — (sk[u^]m), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. skum, Icel. sk[=u]m, LG. schum, D. schuim, OHG. sc[=u]m, G. schaum; probably from a root meaning, to cover. [root]158. Cf. {Hide} skin, {Meerschaum}, {Skim}, v., {Sky}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scum — [13] Scum is etymologically a ‘layer on top’ of something. The word’s modern connotations of ‘dirt’ are a secondary development. It comes ultimately from scuttle 444 prehistoric Germanic *skūman, a derivative of the base *skū ‘cover’, and its… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• scum — [13] Scum is etymologically a ‘layer on top’ of something. The word’s modern connotations of ‘dirt’ are a secondary development. It comes ultimately from prehistoric Germanic *skūman, a derivative of the base *skū ‘cover’, and its relatives… …   Word origins

• scum — skÊŒm n. filth, dirt; waste, rubbish; foul film or slime that forms atop a liquid; riffraff, rabble, mob v. remove impurities; remove the foul membrane from the surface of a liquid; form a foul membrane, become covered with a dirty film …   English contemporary dictionary

• skim — (v.) early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, from O.Fr. escumer remove scum, from escume (Fr. écume) scum, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. scum scum, Ger. Schaum;… …   Etymology dictionary