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.
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v. t. - To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
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v. t. - To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
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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.
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v. i. - To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
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v. i. - To hasten along with superficial attention.
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v. i. - To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
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a. - Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
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The word "skim" uses 4 letters: I K M S.
No direct anagrams for skim found in this word list.
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
Shorter words found within skim:
is ism mi mis si sim ski
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