| VERB | motion | skim, plane | travel on the surface of water |
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| contact | skim, skim over | move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | |
| perception | skim, scan, rake, glance over, run down | examine hastily | |
| contact | skim, skip, skitter | cause to skip over a surface | |
| contact | skim | coat / coat (a liquid / liquid) with a layer | |
| contact | skim, skim off, cream off, cream | remove from the surface | |
| cognition | skim, skim over | read superficially | |
| NOUN | object | skim | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid / liquid |
| communication | skim, skimming | reading or glancing through quickly | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | skim, skimmed | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed |
| Sounds | skih'm | |
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| Rhymes | acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm... | |
| Meaning | Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed. | |
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| Synonym | skimmed | |
| Broader | nonfat, fat-free, fatless | Without fat / fat or fat / fat solids |
| Spanish | descremado, desnatado | |
| Catalan | descremat, desnatat | |
| Meaning | A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid / liquid. | |
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| Example | "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" | |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover | A natural object that covers or envelops |
| Verbs | skim | remove from the surface |
| skim | coat / coat (a liquid / liquid) with a layer | |
| Meaning | reading or glancing through quickly. | |
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| Synonym | skimming | |
| Broader | reading | The cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message |
| Verbs | skim | read superficially |
| skim | examine hastily | |
| Meaning | Travel on the surface of water. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | plane | |
| Entailed by | water ski | ride water skis |
| Narrower | aquaplane | ride on an aquaplane |
| aquaplane | Rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road | |
| Broader | glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
| Meaning | Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | skim over | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Spanish | rozar | |
| Meaning | Examine hastily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | scan, rake, glance over, run down | |
| Broader | examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect |
| Spanish | escudriñar, explorar, hurgar | |
| Catalan | escodrinyar, escorcollar, examinar, explorar, furgar | |
| Nouns | skim, skimming | reading or glancing through quickly |
| Meaning | Cause to skip over a surface. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | skip, skitter | |
| Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
| Meaning | coat / coat (a liquid / liquid) with a layer. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
| Nouns | skim | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | Remove from the surface. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "skim cream from the surface of milk" | |
| Synonyms | skim off, cream off, cream | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| See also | skim off | pick the best |
| Spanish | desnatar, espumar | |
| Catalan | despumar, escumar | |
| Nouns | skim | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid / liquid |
| skimmer | a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids / liquids | |
| skimming | the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid / liquid | |
| Meaning | read superficially. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | skim over | |
| Broader | read | interpret something that is written or printed |
| Spanish | examinar ligeramente, hojear, leer por encima, leer | |
| Catalan | fullejar | |
| Nouns | skim, skimming | reading or glancing through quickly |
| skimmer | a rapid superficial reader | |
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