SCUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: scummed , scumming

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)

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)

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)