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11Skim — Skim, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. [1913 Webster] Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2 …
12skim — index border (approach), read, review Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13skim — skim̃ interj. žr. skimbt: Skim̃ skim̃ skamba [sausa] malka Vn …
14skim — [v1] remove the top part brush, cream, dip, get the cream, glance, graze, ladle, ream, scoop, separate, shave, top; concept 211 Ant. pour skim [v2] glide over quickly, lightly brush, carom, coast, dart, float, fly, graze, kiss, ricochet, sail,… …
15skim — ► VERB (skimmed, skimming) 1) remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid. 2) move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air. 3) read through quickly, noting only the important points. 4) (skim over) deal with or treat… …
16skim — (v.) early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, from O.Fr. escumer remove scum, from escume (Fr. écume) scum, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. scum scum, Ger. Schaum;… …
17skim — 1 float, *fly, dart, scud, shoot, sail 2 *brush, graze, glance, shave Analogous words: *slide, glide, slip, slither: float, scud, shoot, sail, dart, *fly: *flit, hover …
18skim — UK [skɪm] / US verb Word forms skim : present tense I/you/we/they skim he/she/it skims present participle skimming past tense skimmed past participle skimmed 1) [transitive] to remove a substance that is floating on the surface of a liquid skim… …
19skim — [c]/skɪm / (say skim) verb (skimmed, skimming) –verb (t) 1. to take up or remove (floating matter) from a liquid with a spoon, ladle, etc.: to skim cream. 2. to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 3. to move or glide lightly over or along the… …
20skim — verb skimmed, skimming 1 (T) to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquid: skim sth off/from: After simmering the meat and vegetables skim the fat from the surface. 2 (I, T) to read something quickly to find the main facts or… …