skim
adjective
1. 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
1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- there was a thin skim of oil on the water
Definition categories: object, cover, covering
2. reading or glancing through quickly
Similar word(s): skimming
Definition categories: communication, reading
verb
1. travel on the surface of water
Similar word(s): plane
Definition categories: motion, glide
2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
Definition categories: contact, touch
3. examine hastily
Definition categories: perception, examine, see
4. cause to skip over a surface
Similar word(s): skip, skitter
Definition categories: contact, throw
5. coat (a liquid) with a layer
Definition categories: contact, coat, surface
6. remove from the surface
- skim cream from the surface of milk
Similar word(s): cream
Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw
7. read superficially
Definition categories: cognition, read
Sentences with skim as a verb:
- I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.
- to skim milk; to skim broth
- to skim cream