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skim

noun

1 skim

A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.

2 skim

Reading or glancing through quickly.

synonym: skimming.

verb

1 skim

Travel on the surface of water.

synonym: plane.

Roget 274: move quickly, trip, fisk; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle; scud, scuddle; scour, scour the plain; scamper; ... show more

Roget 267: sail; put to sea etc. (depart) 293; take ship, get under way; set sail, spread sail, spread canvas; gather way, have way on; make sail, ... show more

Roget 266: travel, journey, course; take a journey, go a journey; take a walk, go out for walk etc. n.; have a run; take the air.    flit, take wing; migrate, ... show more

Roget 596: abridge, abstract, epitomize, summarize; make an abstract, prepare an abstract, draw an abstract, compile an abstract etc. n.. recapitulate, review, skim, ... show more

2 skim

Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.

synonym: skim over.

Dutch: afketsen, ketsen

3 skim

Examine hastily.

synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, scan.

Roget 457: be attentive etc. adj.; attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, ... show more

Dutch: doorbladeren, doorkijken, doorzien

4 skim

Cause to skip over a surface.

synonyms: skip, skitter.

Roget 460: be negligent etc. adj.; take no care of etc. (take care of) etc. 459; neglect; let slip, let go; lay aside, set aside, cst aside, ... show more

Dutch: keilen

5 skim

Coat (a liquid) with a layer.

6 skim

Remove from the surface:
— Skim cream from the surface of milk.

synonyms: cream, cream off, skim off.

7 skim

Read superficially.

synonym: skim over.

adjective

1 skim

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.

synonym: skimmed.


Moby thesaurus: avalanche, ball the jack, barrel, blink, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, browse, brush, brush by, carefully ignore, caress, carom, clip, coast, cold-shoulder, come in contact, contact, cream ... show more.

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