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  • 11scum — [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… …

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  • 12scum — [ skʌm ] noun uncount 1. ) OFFENSIVE an insulting word for someone you think is very unpleasant: The people who do these terrible things are scum. 2. ) a layer of a dirty or unpleasant substance that forms on the surface of a liquid: A thick… …

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  • 13scum — early 14c. (implied in scummer shallow ladle for removing scum ), from M.Du. schume foam, froth, from P.Gmc. *skuma (Cf. O.N. skum, O.H.G. scum, Ger. Schaum foam, froth ), perhaps from PIE root * (s)keu to cover, conceal (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (n …

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  • 14Scum Noise — are a Brazilian hardcore/crust band.They started in April 1990, in the city of São Paulo/Brasil. Band members* Sergio vocals * Juliano guitars * Ricardo drums * Wilson BassDiscographyVinyl 7 Scum Noise Scum Noise 1992CDs* Chaotic Distress Heavy… …

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  • 15scum — [n1] superficial impurities, dirt algae, crust, dross, film, froth, residue, scruff, spume, waste; concept 260 Ant. cleanliness scum [n2] people who are bad, despicable curs*, dregs, lowest, mass, mob, proletariat, rabble, riffraff, rubbish*,… …

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  • 16Scum of the Earth — Datos generales Origen Las Vegas, Nevada Estado activo Información artística Género(s) …

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  • 17scum — ► NOUN 1) a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid. 2) informal a worthless or contemptible person or group of people. ► VERB (scummed, scumming) ▪ cover or become covered with a layer of scum. DERIVATIVES scummy adjective …

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  • 18scum|ble — «SKUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. Painting and Drawing. –v.t. 1. to soften the effect of (colors or the harder lines), as by overlaying with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color, or by spreading the lines. 2. to produce (an effect) by… …

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  • 19scum|my — «SKUHM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. 1. consisting of or containing scum: »a scummy pond. 2. Figurative. low; mean; worthless: » …

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  • 20Scum (tv play) — Scum= A 1975 play written by Roy Minton and Directed by Alan Clarke. Banned by the BBC for 14 years, Roy Minton s play deals with the subject of borstals (youth prisons). This original TV Play for Today version was the precursor to the 1979… …

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