Skim ¹

Definition: 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.

Skim ²

Definition: To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.

Skim ³

Definition: To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

Skim ⁴

Definition: 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.

Skim ⁵

Definition: To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Skim ⁶

Definition: To hasten along with superficial attention.

Skim ⁷

Definition: To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

Skim ⁸

Definition: Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

skim ⁹

Definition: reading or glancing through quickly

skim ¹⁰

Definition: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

skim ¹¹

Definition: read superficially

skim ¹²

Definition: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

skim ¹³

Definition: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"

skim ¹⁴

Definition: coat (a liquid) with a layer

skim ¹⁵

Definition: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"

skim ¹⁶

Definition: travel on the surface of water

skim ¹⁷

Definition: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

skim ¹⁸

Definition: 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"