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