Found 4 items, similar to scum.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: scum sampah
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: scum busa, penjahat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scum scum n 1: worthless people [syn: trash] 2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid [also: scumming, scummed]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scum Scum \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 extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross. [1913 Webster] Some to remove the scum as it did rise. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless. [1913 Webster] The great and innocent are insulted by the scum and refuse of the people. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Scum \Scum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scumming.] 1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim. [1913 Webster] You that scum the molten lead. --Dryden & Lee. [1913 Webster] 2. To sweep or range over the surface of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Wandering up and down without certain seat, they lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Scum \Scum\, v. i. To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] Life, and the interest of life, have stagnated and scummed over. --A. K. H. Boyd. [1913 Webster]