what's the definition of scum?
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SCUM (scummed, scumming) The noun SCUM has 2 senses: 1. worthless people. 2. a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid. Familiarity information: SCUM used as a noun is rare. • SCUM (verb). The verb SCUM has 1 sense: 1. remove the scum from. Familiarity information: SCUM used as a verb is very rare.
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Definition of 'gypsum' gypsum in American English (ˈdʒɪpsəm ; jipˈsəm) noun. a very soft, monoclinic mineral, CaSO4·2H2O, commonly found with other evaporites in sedimentary rock and used to make plaster of Paris and cement; hydrous calcium sulfate.
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- Definition of muck. transitive verb. 1a : to clean up; especially : to clear of manure or filth —usually used with outb : to clear of muck. 2 : to dress (as soil) with muck. 3 : to dirty with or as if with muck : soil. intransitive verb.
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Clean Soap Scum And Hard Water Spots On A Glass Shower Door Soap scum is actually a combination of a hard water stain along with soap, shampoo and body oils mixed together. The calcium and magnesium in your water mixes with the fatty acids in your soap, and when the mixture dries, it gives you that familiar crusty or filmy layer.
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scrotum scrotum scro·tum (skrō'təm) n. pl. scro·tums or scro·ta (-tə) The musculocutaneous sac that encloses the testes and is formed of skin, a network of nonstriated muscular fibers, cremasteric fascia, the cremaster muscle, and the serous coverings of the testes and epididymides.
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Rheum Rheum (/ ˈ r uː m /; from Greek: ῥεῦμα rheume a flowing, rheum), also known as gound, is thin mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth during sleep (cf. mucopurulent discharge). Rheum dries and gathers as a crust in the corners of the eyes or the mouth, on the eyelids, or under the nose.
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Dirt Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions when they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include: dust — a general powder of organic or mineral matter. filth — foul matter such as excrement. grime — a black, ingrained dust such as soot.
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Definition of 'gypsum' uncountable noun. 1  Gypsum is a soft white substance which looks like chalk and which is used to make plaster of Paris. 2  a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris, cement, paint, school chalk, glass, and fertilizer.
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- Definition of CHILLUM. 1. : the part of a water pipe that contains the substance (as tobacco or hashish) which is smoked; also: a quantity of a substance thus smoked.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a slut is a derogatory term used for a person-usually a woman-who engages in casual sexual behavior.
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- Definition of rheum. 1 : a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose.
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- Definition of scurrility. plural. scurrilities. 1 : the quality or state of being scurrilous. 2a : scurrilous or abusive languageb : an offensively rude or abusive remark.
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- Slang. 1  a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck. 2  a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person. 3  something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.  prevarication, exaggeration, or 1  flattery. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.
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KJV Dictionary Definition: dross The recrement or despumation of metals; the scum or extraneous matter of metals, thrown off in the process of melting. 2. Rust; crust of metals; an incrustation formed on metals by oxydation. 3. Waste matter; refuse; any worthless matter separated from the better part; impure matter.
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rheum 1. a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold. 2. catarrh; cold. [1350–1400; Middle English reume < Late Latin rheuma < Greek rheûma current, stream, discharge =rheu-, s. of rheîn to flow, stream + -ma n. suffix of result] rheum′ic, adj.
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dross 1 Waste or impure matter: discarded the dross after recycling the wood pulp. 2  The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of oxidation. 3  Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter: “He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross” (Vladimir Nabokov).
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Calumny Definition Definition: Calumny, Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., writes in his Modern Catholic Dictionary, is Injuring another person's good name by lying.. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes (para. 2479), both calumny and the related sin of detraction (revealing another's sins to a third party who does not need to know about them)
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suspension slurry - a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water. suspension - a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy. Translations.
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- verb. 1  1with object Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent. ‘she scoured the cooker’. 2  2no object (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea. ‘he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring’.
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- Slurry is a thin muddy mixture of liquid and cement or clay. An example of slurry is what potters use to join two very hard pieces of clay. slurry. pl. slurry.
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sludge Sludge is a substance that is between solid and liquid form. An example of sludge is a mass of mud formed in a river bed after a flood. An example of sludge is the treated material from a sewage plant. mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit at the bottom of bodies of water.
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- slat definition, meaning, what is slat: a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window…. Learn more.
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scorn Definition of scorn for English Language Learners. : 1  to show that you think (someone or something) is not worthy of respect or approval : to feel or express scorn for (someone or something) : 2  to refuse or reject (someone or something that you do not think is worthy of respect or approval)
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Slum A slum is a heavily populated urban informal settlement characterized by substandard housing and squalor. While slums differ in size and other characteristics from country to country, most lack reliable sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement and other basic services.
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- scrag. 1  a lean, scrawny person or animal. 2  a thin, stunted tree or plant. 3  the neck, or back of the neck, of mutton, veal, etc.  Slang the human neck.
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scapegoat Definition of scapegoat. 1  1 : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur. 2  2a : one that bears the blame for othersb : one that is the object of irrational hostility.