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• I add algicide to my aquarium to eliminate the green scum of algae that forms on the glass.From the entry algicide
• We must CLEANSE Enroth of the Goblin scum that has infested it!1998 May 29, Gorgeous George, “Re: Little disturbed by killing minorities in MM6”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet), message-ID…. From the entry greeny
• Enema queens, like scat queens, are really the scum of the earth.1988, “Pete”, quoted in Seymour Kleinberg, Alienated Affections: Being Gay in America, Macmillan, page 183. From the entry scat
• Mos Eisley spaceport- you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.1977, Star Wars, spoken by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). From the entry villainy
• We're woolhats, red necks, white trash, crackers, the scum of the earth, the filth under their feet.1964, K. B. Gilden, Hurry sundown: Volume 1. From the entry woolhat
• A civilized hotel is a little urban globule floating like scum on a rustic pool.1926, C. E. M. Joad, The Babbitt Warren, London: Trubner & Co, page 19. From the entry globule
• Froth or scum at the paper machine consists largely of clay, rosin, and starch.1907, Clayton Beadle, Chapters on Papermaking, page 71. From the entry froth
• The CliffsNotes version is that DCI John Bentley is a wrongun, the police in general are scum and really, really thick.2018 July 29, James Donaghy, “Unforgotten series 3, episode 3 recap – DCI Stuart spots the weakest link”, in The Guardian, archived from…. From the entry CliffsNotes version
• Take the floating scum or oil sheen prohibitions.2017, Jeffrey Miller, Ann Powers, Introduction to Environmental Law: Cases and Materials on Water Pollution Control, West Academic, →ISBN. From the entry sheen
• Michael, did you know that I’m low life scum?2016, William McChesney, “Back to the War”, in Retribution: They Must All Die, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry dribble
• Even the lowest of street scum can easily beg enough for a warm coat and can eat fairly well.1998 September 11, Michael C. Martin, “GURPS: Space 1889”, in rec.games.frp.gurps (Usenet). From the entry nanopunk
• A discharger or an inspector simply can look to see if scum, or an oil sheen, is coming from a particular discharge.2017, Jeffrey Miller, Ann Powers, Introduction to Environmental Law: Cases and Materials on Water Pollution Control, West Academic, →ISBN. From the entry sheen
• “If you don't recognize the worth in this jewel, then you're nothing but ignorant street scum and there's nothing lordish about you.”2012, Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles: The Lumatere Chronicles - Page 286. From the entry lordish
• It is interesting to speculate on whether soap scum becomes less of a problem as use of shower gels continues to increase.2008, Uri Zoller, Handbook of Detergents, Part E: Applications, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry soap scum
• Whatever scum is behind this, not a single cop on this police force will have a minute's rest until he's behind bars.1988, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, spoken by Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen). From the entry bite
• Simultaneously with the desilvering, goes on the eliquation of the rich scum in the first, and afterwards in the second, eliquation pan.1904, Johannes Rudolf Wagner, Manual of Chemical Technology, page 183. From the entry eliquation
• Most men familiar with the handling of leather must occasionally have come across samples showing a whitish scum, or spew, upon the surface.1903, Rowland A. Ease, Leather Trades' Review, page 644. From the entry spew
• Pat be explaining how he reaches goonvana and no one bats an eye, I talk about munting A COUPLE TIMES and I'm scum of the Earth?2024 February 16, @dame_mf, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2024. From the entry goonvana
• Clean soap scum off a tub or shower stall by applying hot vinegar with a sponge or rag, then scrubbing hard with a stiff-bristled scrub brush.2007, Ellen Sandbeck, Organic Housekeeping, →ISBN. From the entry soap scum
• After breakfast the men set out to hunt, while the women went to a large pool of warm water covered with a green scum and filled with billions of tadpoles.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp.…. From the entry wade

Meaning of scum

1. noun A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
2. noun A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds.
3. noun The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.

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How do you use scum in a sentence?

Scum is used as a noun and verb. For example: “During smelting, scum rises to the surface and is then removed by the smelter.”

What is a short sentence with scum?

“These organisms form scum in large quantities.”

What does scum mean?

Scum means a layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).