SKIM
/skɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- adjective used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed.
— synonyms: skimmed
- noun a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.
- noun reading or glancing through quickly.
— synonyms: skimming
- verb travel on the surface of water.
— synonyms: plane
- verb move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.
— synonyms: skim_over
- verb examine hastily.
— synonyms: scan, rake, glance_over, run_down
- verb cause to skip over a surface.
— synonyms: skip, skitter
- verb coat (a liquid) with a layer.
- verb remove from the surface.
— synonyms: skim_off, cream_off, cream
- verb read superficially.
— synonyms: skim_over
Examples
- “I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.”
- “to skim milk; to skim broth”
- “to skim cream”
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