SCUM


Meaning of SCUM in English

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. remove scum from; skim.

2 tr. be or form a scum on.

3 intr. (of a liquid) develop scum.

Derivatives:

scummy adj. (scummier, scummiest) adj.

Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. schum, OHG scum f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.