English adjective: skim | |||
1. | skim used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed | ||
Samples | Yogurt made with skim milk. She can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter. | ||
Synonyms | skimmed | ||
Similar | fat-free, fatless, nonfat | ||
Antonyms | fatty, fat | ||
English noun: skim | |||
1. | skim (object) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid | ||
Samples | There was a thin skim of oil on the water. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
2. | skim (communication) reading or glancing through quickly | ||
Synonyms | skimming | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reading | ||
English verb: skim | |||
1. | skim (motion) travel on the surface of water | ||
Synonyms | plane | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glide | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aquaplane, aquaplane | ||
2. | skim (contact) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | ||
Synonyms | skim over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
3. | skim (perception) examine hastily | ||
Samples | She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi. | ||
Synonyms | glance over, rake, run down, scan | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | examine, see | ||
4. | skim (contact) cause to skip over a surface | ||
Samples | Skip a stone across the pond. | ||
Synonyms | skip, skitter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
5. | skim (contact) coat (a liquid) with a layer | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
6. | skim (contact) remove from the surface | ||
Samples | Skim cream from the surface of milk. | ||
Synonyms | cream, cream off, skim off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
7. | skim (cognition) read superficially | ||
Synonyms | skim over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | read | ||