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Quick definitions from WordNet (skim)
▸ noun: reading or glancing through quickly
▸ noun: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid ("There was a thin skim of oil on the water")
▸ verb: read superficially
▸ verb: remove from the surface ("Skim cream from the surface of milk")
▸ verb: coat (a liquid) with a layer
▸ verb: cause to skip over a surface
▸ verb: examine hastily
▸ verb: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
▸ verb: travel on the surface of water
▸ adjective: used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed ("Yogurt made with skim milk")
▸ Also see skims
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▸ Rhymes of skim
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▸ noun: reading or glancing through quickly
▸ noun: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid ("There was a thin skim of oil on the water")
▸ verb: read superficially
▸ verb: remove from the surface ("Skim cream from the surface of milk")
▸ verb: coat (a liquid) with a layer
▸ verb: cause to skip over a surface
▸ verb: examine hastily
▸ verb: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
▸ verb: travel on the surface of water
▸ adjective: used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed ("Yogurt made with skim milk")
▸ Also see skims
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to skim
▸ Usage examples for skim
▸ Idioms related to skim (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing skim
▸ Popular nouns described by skim
▸ Words that often appear near skim
▸ Rhymes of skim
▸ Invented words related to skim