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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | skim, skimmed | Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed |
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| NOUN | 1 | skim | A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid |
| 2 | skim, skimming | Reading or glancing through quickly | |
| VERB | 1 | skim, plane | Travel on the surface of water |
| 2 | skim, skim over | Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | |
| 3 | skim, scan, rake, glance over, run down | Examine hastily | |
| 4 | skim, skip, skitter | Cause to skip over a surface | |
| 5 | skim | Coat (a liquid) with a layer | |
| 6 | skim, skim off, cream off, cream | Remove from the surface | |
| 7 | skim, skim over | Read superficially |
| Sounds | skih'm |
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| Rhymes | acronym, brim, dim, and 27 more rhymes in ihm... |
| Meaning | Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed. |
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| Examples | "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" |
| Synonyms | skimmed |
| Similar to | nonfat, fat-free, fatless |
| Meaning | A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid. |
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| Examples | "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover |
| Verbs | skim; skim |
| Meaning | Reading or glancing through quickly. |
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| Synonyms | skimming |
| Broader | reading |
| Verbs | skim; skim |
| Meaning | Travel on the surface of water. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | plane |
| Broader | glide |
| Narrower | aquaplane; aquaplane |
| Entailed by | water ski |
| Meaning | Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | skim over |
| Broader | touch |
| Meaning | Examine hastily. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | scan, rake, glance over, run down |
| Broader | examine, see |
| Nouns | skim, skimming |
| Meaning | Cause to skip over a surface. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | skip, skitter |
| Broader | throw |
| Meaning | Coat (a liquid) with a layer. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Broader | coat, surface |
| Nouns | skim |
| Meaning | Remove from the surface. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "skim cream from the surface of milk" |
| Synonyms | skim off, cream off, cream |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| See also | skim off |
| Nouns | skim; skimming; skimmer |
| Meaning | Read superficially. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | skim over |
| Broader | read |
| Nouns | skimmer; skim, skimming |
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