Scum is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SCUM in dictionary:

VERB:
• to remove waste from
• form a layer of dirt or froth on (a liquid)
• (of a liquid) become covered with a layer of dirt or froth
• 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.
• refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
• To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
• To sweep or range over the surface of.
• To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.
• remove the scum from
• remove scum from
NOUN:
• a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid
• a worthless or contemptible person or group of people
• impure or waste matter on the surface of a liquid
• worthless people
• a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to remove the scum (impure or extraneous matter) from

Words related to SCUM

offscum17 scruff14 scumless12 scumlike16 scummed14 scummer13 scummers14 scumming15 scummings16 scums9

Words that contain SCUM

scums9 scummy15 viscum13 offscum17 scumbag14 scumber13 scumble13 scummed14 scummer13 viscums14 offscums18 scumbags15 scumball14 scumbers14 scumbled15 scumbles14 scumfish18 scumless12 scumlike16 scummers14 scummier14 scummily17 scumming15 discumber16 molluscum15 scumballs15 scumbered16 scumbling16 scummiest15 scummings16 verbascum18 discumbers17 scumbering17 scumblings17 scumfished21 scumfishes20 verbascums19 discumbered19 scumfishing22 discumbering20

How to use SCUM in a sentence

• The cook must not neglect to skim during the whole process, though by far the greater part of the scum rises at first.
• At that, we ran towards the sound, plunging heavily across the ground, which was every-where covered with a thick scum, that clogged the feet in walking.
• The advance of Holy Russia had apparently not improved Merv, which had become, since its annexation, a kind of inferior Port Said, a refuge for the scum, male and female, of St.
• Thor knew what lay under that scum, and very quietly he crept out on the logs.
• Believe me, below all the froth and scum of which we make so much, human nature is very noble.
• They were the scum of all countries, the refuse of the prisons, where they had been collected to make up the force charged with the defence and the protection of the colony.
• It then passed into the first or great copper, where evaporation by boiling began and some further impurities, rising in scum, were taken off.
• The convicts were conveyed to Deptford, in open wagons, accompanied by the rabble and scum of the populace.
• The washing water must be changed as soon as a greasy scum collects around the sides of the pan.
• Yet there seemed at large bands enough, licentious and loud, the scum of soldiery.
• Sometimes the operator is troubled with streaks or scum on the plate.
• When this has continued until scum no longer arises, it is evaporated and then transferred to earthen jars.
• This being done, it must be hanged over the fire, and as it beginneth to seeth, the scum, that doth arise upon it, both before and after, must be clean skimed off.
• Then to boil it very leisurely till all the scum be off.
• Dissolve the honey very well in the water, then boil it gently, skimming it all the while as the scum riseth, till no more scum riseth.
• Then boil it and skim it as long as any scum will rise.
• Scum it off with your spoon, and lay it in another dish.
• Then put to them half your Sugar, and boil it up quick, and scum away the froth that riseth.
• The woman had not eaten for days, and the stuff had a thick scum on it.
• The information sought was delivered, as the people thought, through the appearance of the scum on the water.
• The yellow water with its green scum made Hare sick.
• It is also a good plan to place a fine wire strainer on the napkin to catch the shells and scum.
• The mixture should then be stirred, and afterwards allowed to settle till the scum has risen to the surface.

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