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Noun
S:
(n)
skim
(a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid)
"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
S:
(n)
skim
,
skimming
(reading or glancing through quickly)
Verb
S:
(v)
plane
,
skim
(travel on the surface of water)
S:
(v)
skim over
,
skim
(move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)
S:
(v)
scan
,
skim
,
rake
,
glance over
,
run down
(examine hastily)
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
S:
(v)
skim
,
skip
,
skitter
(cause to skip over a surface)
"Skip a stone across the pond"
S:
(v)
skim
(coat (a liquid) with a layer)
S:
(v)
skim
,
skim off
,
cream off
,
cream
(remove from the surface)
"skim cream from the surface of milk"
S:
(v)
skim
,
skim over
(read superficially)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
skim
,
skimmed
(used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed)
"yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"