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- [skim]
- /skɪm/
- /skɪm/
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- [skim]
- /skɪm/
Definitions of skim word
- verb with object skim to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. 1
- verb with object skim to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 1
- verb with object skim to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake. 1
- verb with object skim to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: to skim a stone across the lake. 1
- verb with object skim to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner. 1
- verb with object skim to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night. 1
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Origin of skim
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English skymen, skemen, variant of scumen to skim; see scum
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Skim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skim
verb skim
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
noun skim
- buttermilk — Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- half-and-half — a mixture of two things, especially in equal or nearly equal proportions.
adv skim
- frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
adverb skim
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- flimsily — In a flimsy manner.
Antonyms for skim
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