0 a layer of unpleasant or unwanted material that has formed on the top of a liquid:
The lake near the factory was covered with grey, foul-smelling scum.
1 a very bad or immoral person or group of people:
People who organize dog fights are scum in my opinion!
His boss treats him like scum (= very badly).
racist scum
2 a thin layer that forms on the surface of a liquid:
The tea was nasty-tasting stuff that looked like pond scum.
I wish you wouldn’t leave soap scum in the bathtub.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
NEW WORDS
European
May 10, 2021
WORD OF THE DAY
Shimmer
scum