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Definition of skim
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of skim is as below...
Skim (v. t.) Fig.: To read or
examine
superficially
and
rapidly,
in order to cull the
principal
facts or
thoughts;
as, to skim a book or a
newspaper..
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Skimmed
::
Skimmed
(imp. & p. p.) of Ski.
Shearbill
::
Shearbill
(n.) The black
skimmer.
See
Skimmer.
Skimble-scamble
::
Skimble-scamble
(a.)
Rambling;
disorderly;
unconnected.
Skimitry
::
Skimitry
(n.) See
Skimmington.
Skimmington
::
Skimmington
(n.) A word
employed
in the
phrase,
To ride
Skimmington;
that is to ride on a horse with a
woman,
but
behind
her,
facing
backward,
carrying
a
distaff,
and
accompanied
by a
procession
of
jeering
neighbors
making
mock
music;
a
cavalcade
in
ridicule
of a
henpecked
man. The
custom
was in vogue in parts of
England..
Quillback
::
Quillback
(n.) An
American
fresh-water
fish
(Ictiobus,
/
Carpiodes,
cyprinus);
--
called
also carp
sucker,
sailfish,
spearfish,
and
skimback..
Skimmer
::
Skimmer
(n.) One who, or that
which,
skims;
esp., a
utensil
with which
liquids
are
skimmed..
Skimp
::
Skimp (v. i.) To save; to be
parsimonious
or
niggardly.
Skim
::
Skim (v. i.) To pass
lightly;
to glide along in an even,
smooth
course;
to glide along near the
surface..
Scumming
::
Scumming
(n.) That which is
scummed
off;
skimmings;
scum; -- used
chiefly
in the
plural.
Skim
::
Skim (v. t.) To pass near the
surface
of; to brush the
surface
of; to glide
swiftly
along the
surface
of.
Skimped
::
Skimped
(imp. & p. p.) of Skim.
Skim
::
Skim (v. i.) To put on the
finishing
coat of
plaster.
Cream
::
Cream (v. t.) To skim, or take off by
skimming,
as
cream..
Rabble
::
Rabble
(v. t.) To stir or skim with a
rabble,
as
molten
iron..
Fleet
::
Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.
Hypognatous
::
Hypognatous
(a.)
Having
the
maxilla,
or lower jaw,
longer
than the
upper,
as in the
skimmer..
Skimmer
::
Skimmer
(n.) Any
species
of
longwinged
marine
birds of the genus
Rhynchops,
allied
to the
terns,
but
having
the lower
mandible
compressed
and much
longer
than the upper one. These birds fly
rapidly
along the
surface
of the
water,
with the lower
mandible
immersed,
thus
skimming
out small
fishes.
The
American
species
(R.
nigra)
is
common
on the
southern
coasts
of the
United
States.
Called
also
scissorbill,
and
shearbill..
Skimmingly
::
Skimmingly
(adv.)
In a
skimming
manner.
Skimp
::
Skimp (v. t.) To make
insufficient
allowance
for; to
scant;
to
scrimp.
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