Related / Similar Words:
skimming, skim over, skim off, cream off, cream, skip, skitter, plane, scan, rake, glance over, run down, skimmed Definition: reading or glancing through quickly;a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water";read superficially;move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of;remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk";coat (a liquid) with a layer;cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond";travel on the surface of water;examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi";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"; See Also: cream off, skim off Hyponyms: aquaplane Derivational Morphology:
scan, rake, glance over, run down, skim over, skim off, cream off, cream, skimming, skimmer
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