Hyphenation of skim

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skim

Definitions of skim:

1.
A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
There was a thin skim of oil on the water
2.
Reading or glancing through quickly
3.
Travel on the surface of water
4.
Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
5.
Examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
6.
Cause to skip over a surface
Skip a stone across the pond
7.
Coat (a liquid) with a layer
8.
Remove from the surface
Skim cream from the surface of milk
9.
Read superficially
10.
Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
Yogurt made with skim milk She can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter

Synonyms of skim:

adj skimmed, nonfat, fat-free, fatless
noun covering, natural covering, cover
noun skimming, reading
verb plane, glide
verbskim over, touch
verb scan, rake, glance over, run down, examine, see
verb skip, skitter, throw
verb coat, surface
verbskim off, cream off, cream, remove, take, take away, withdraw, skim off
verbskim over, read

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