Words Like SKIM

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SKIM.

20 Alternative Words Similar to skim

1 Fatless Adjective      Similar Words Like Fatless
2 Nonfat Adjective      Similar Words Like Nonfat
3 Cover Noun      Synonym Words Like Cover
4 Covering Noun      Synonym Words Like Covering
5 Reading Noun      Synonym Words Like Reading
6 Skip Verb      Synonym Words Like Skip
7 Skitter Verb      Synonym Words Like Skitter
8 Cream Verb      Synonym Words Like Cream
9 Coat Verb      Synonym Words Like Coat
10 Examine Verb      Synonym Words Like Examine
11 Glide Verb      Synonym Words Like Glide
12 Read Verb      Synonym Words Like Read
13 Remove Verb      Synonym Words Like Remove
14 See Verb      Synonym Words Like See
15 Surface Verb      Synonym Words Like Surface
16 Take Verb      Synonym Words Like Take
17 Throw Verb      Synonym Words Like Throw
18 Touch Verb      Synonym Words Like Touch
19 Withdraw Verb      Synonym Words Like Withdraw
20 Aquaplane Verb      Hyponym

4 examples of skim

1 to skim milk; to skim broth.
2 to skim cream
3 to skim a book or a newspaper
4 she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter

10 definitions of skim

1 To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface
2 To take off by skimming.
3 To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
4 Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts.
5 To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
6 To hasten along with superficial attention.
7 To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
8 Contraction of skimming and skimmed.
9 a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
10 coat (a liquid) with a layer
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