Synonyms: scum
Definition: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
Similar words: film
Definition: a thin coating or layer
Usage: the table was covered with a film of dust
Definition: worthless people
Similar words: rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff
Definition: disparaging terms for the common people
Synonyms: scum
Definition: remove the scum from
Similar words: get rid of, remove
Definition: dispose of
Usage: Get rid of these old shoes!; The company got rid of all the dead wood