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skim

adjective(skim)

used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

Synonyms: skimmed,

Examples:

Yogurt made with skim milk.
She can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter.

skim

verb(skim)

examine hastily

Synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, scan,

skim

verb(skim)

read superficially

Synonyms: skim over,

skim

noun(skim)

reading or glancing through quickly

Synonyms: skimming,

skim

verb(skim)

move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

Synonyms: skim over,

skim

verb(skim)

cause to skip over a surface

Synonyms: skip, skitter,

skim

verb(skim)

travel on the surface of water

Synonyms: plane,

skim

verb(skim)

remove from the surface

Synonyms: cream, cream off, skim off,

Examples:

Skim cream from the surface of milk.

skim

noun(skim)

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

Examples:

There was a thin skim of oil on the water.

skim

verb(skim)

coat (a liquid) with a layer

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