SKIM
\skˈɪm], \skˈɪm], \s_k_ˈɪ_m]\
Definitions of SKIM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
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read superficially
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cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
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a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
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coat (a liquid) with a layer
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examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
By Princeton University
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remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
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read superficially
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coat with a layer; of liquids
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cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
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To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
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To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
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Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.
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To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
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To hasten along with superficial attention.
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To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
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Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
By Oddity Software
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To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
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To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
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To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
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Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.
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To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
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To hasten along with superficial attention.
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To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
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Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
By Noah Webster.
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To remove the scum from; to remove something floating from the top of; as, to skim milk; to take off, as cream from milk, with a ladle or spoon; brush the surface of lightly; as, the boat skims the water; to glance over hurriedly.
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To pass lightly over a surface; read without thoroughness.
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Having the cream, etc., removed from the top; as, skim milk.
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Skimming.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Skimming.
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To remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid.
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To move lightly over; glance over superficially.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To clear off scum: to take off by skimming: to brush the surface of lightly.
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To pass over lightly: to glide along near the surface:-pr.p. skimming; pa.t. and pa.p. skimmed.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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