Skim Definition & Meaning
skim
- adjective
- 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"
- noun
- a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
- reading or glancing through quickly
- verb
- travel on the surface of water
- move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
- coat (a liquid) with a layer
- remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
- read superficially
"Skim" in song lyrics
See how skim is used in real songs:
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"remove hyperpigmentation sensitive skim"
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Words that rhyme with skim
Usage tips for "skim"
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- What does skim mean?
- 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" a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" reading or glancing through quickly travel on the surface of water move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" cause to skip over a surface
- What part of speech is skim?
- Skim is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does skim have?
- Skim has 10 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).