Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skum

/skʌm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: skum
IPA: /skʌm/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”).

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of scum (“remove surface impurities”).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears."
"two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

skums (present, singular) skumming (participle, present) skummed (participle, past) skummed (past)

Homonyms

scum

Rhymes With

from some come become kingdom come mum sum blow to kingdom come overcome drum cum thumb

Questions

How do you pronounce skum?: The recorded pronunciation is /skʌm/.
What does skum mean?: Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”).

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