- green scum
- [ʹgri:nskʌm] n
зелень (на поверхности стоячей воды), «цветение» воды
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
scum — [skʌm] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: schum] 1.) [U] an unpleasant dirty substance that forms on the surface of water ▪ a pond covered with green scum 2.) [plural] informal nasty, unpleasant people ▪ Scum like that should be locked… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scum — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) an unpleasant substance that forms on the surface of a liquid: The pond was covered with green scum. 2 (C) plural scum spoken an unpleasant nasty person: Don t you ever dare say that again you scum! | scum of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scum — noun 1) the water was covered with a thick green scum Syn: film, layer, covering, froth; filth, dross, dirt 2) informal drug dealers are scum Syn: despicable people, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society … Thesaurus of popular words
Scum (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Scum Type = studio Artist = Napalm Death |225px Released = July 1987 Recorded = August 1986, May 1987 Genre = Grindcore Length = 33:04 Label = Earache Producer = Dig Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4.5|5… … Wikipedia
green algae — any grass green, chiefly freshwater algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, often growing on wet rocks, damp wood, or on the surface of stagnant water. [1900 05] * * * ▪ algae division members of the division Chlorophyta, comprising between 9,000… … Universalium
green algae — noun algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chlorophyte • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑sea lettuce, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pond scum — noun free floating freshwater green algae • Hypernyms: ↑green algae, ↑chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygnemataceae, ↑family Zygnemataceae * * * noun 1. : any free floating filamentous alga of the family Zygnemataceae … Useful english dictionary
pond scum — pond′ scum n. mcr a mass of free floating freshwater algae that forms a green scum on water • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
pond scum — n. a mass of filamentous algae forming a green scum on the surface of ponds, etc … English World dictionary
pond scum — any free floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
black scum — /blæk ˈskʌm/ (say blak skum) noun a covering of algae on areas of turf which have poor drainage. Also, green scum …