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Definitions of skim
v. t. - 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. ²
v. t. - To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream. ²
v. t. - To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. ²
v. t. - 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. ²
v. i. - To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. ²
v. i. - To hasten along with superficial attention. ²
v. i. - To put on the finishing coat of plaster. ²
a. - Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed. ²

The word "skim" uses 4 letters: I K M S.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after skim (in bold), or to ikms in any order:
c -   micks   e -   mikes   l -   milks   n -   minks   o -   skimo   p -   skimp   r -   mirks   smirk   s -   skims  

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is   ism   mi   mis   si   sim   ski  

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