slum

As nouns the difference between slum and saum

is that slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty while saum is fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam.

As a verb slum

is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As nouns the difference between slum and alum

is that slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty while alum is an astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (k₂so₄al₂(so₄)₃24h₂o) or alum can be (us) a graduate of a university or other institution.

As verbs the difference between slum and alum

is that slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own while alum is to steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.

As nouns the difference between scum and slum

is that scum is (uncountable) a layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water) while slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As verbs the difference between scum and slum

is that scum is to remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc) while slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As nouns the difference between sum and slum

is that sum is noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations) while slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As a verb slum is

to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As verbs the difference between swum and slum

is that swum is while slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As a noun slum is

a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As nouns the difference between slim and slum

is that slim is a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes while slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As verbs the difference between slim and slum

is that slim is to lose weight in order to achieve slimness while slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As an adjective slim

is slender, thin.

As nouns the difference between slug and slum

is that slug is any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only rudimentary) shell while slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As verbs the difference between slug and slum

is that slug is to drink quickly; to gulp while slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As nouns the difference between plum and slum

is that plum is feather while slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As a verb slum is

to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

Shantitown is likely misspelled.

Shantitown has no English definition.

As a noun slum

is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

As a verb slum

is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

As nouns the difference between slum and shanty

is that slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty while shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song.

As verbs the difference between slum and shanty

is that slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own while shanty is to inhabit a shanty.

As an adjective shanty is

(us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.