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Skim - English meaning

Skim – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

As the scum rises, skim it off

Synonims:

RemoveTake offScoop offSpoon offLadle offCream
verb

Go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air.

Usage examples:

He let his fingers skim across her shoulders

Synonims:

GlideMove lightlySlideSailPlaneScudSkateFloatCoastAquaplaneSkid
verb

Read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points.

Usage examples:

He skimmed the report

Synonims:

Glance throughFlick throughFlip throughLeaf throughThumb throughRead quicklyScanLook throughHave a quick look atRun one's eye overDip intoBrowse through
noun

A thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

A skim of ice
noun

An act of reading something quickly or superficially.

Usage examples:

A quick skim through the pamphlet
verb

Remove from the surface

Skim translation into English

Skim: translate from English into Chinese

Translate skim into Chinese (Simplified)}
撇去, 浏览, 撇, 点

Skim: translate from English into Dutch

Translate skim into Dutch}
Afschuimen, Scheren, Afromen, Taptemelk, Schuimen, Ontromen, Vluchtig doorlopen, Even inkijken, Vlies

Skim: translate from English into French

Translate skim into French}
Parcourir, Écrémer, Écumer, Feuilleter, Frôler, Dégraisser, Frauder, Faire ricocher

Skim: translate from English into German

Translate skim into German}
Überfliegen, Abschöpfen, Absahnen, Fliegen, Entrahmen, Berühren, Hüpfen, Springen, Streichen über, Streifen über, Rasch gleiten

Skim: translate from English into Hindi

Translate skim into Hindi}
हवा में घूमना, फिसलने की क्रिया, फिसलना, मलाई निकाला दूध, फेन हटाना, मलाई हटाना, मलाई उतारा दूध, झाग, फेन, फफूंदन

Skim: translate from English into Italian

Translate skim into Italian}
Scremare, Sfiorare, Scorrere, Sfogliare, Schiumare, Rasentare, Leggere superficialmente, Sburrare

Skim: translate from English into Korean

Translate skim into Korean}
웃더껑이, 숨긴 소득, 스치듯 날려 보내다, 대충 읽다, 대강 보다, 웃더껑이의 제거, 웃더껑이를 걷어내다, 뜬 찌끼를 걷어내다, 스쳐 지나가다, 소득 신고에서 제외시키다, 엷은 막으로 덮다, 엷은 층으로 덮다

Skim: translate from English into Russian

Translate skim into Russian}
Обезжирить, Скользить, Снимать накипь, Снимать пену, Нестись, Едва касаться, Просматривать, Бегло прочитывать, Перелистывать книгу, Отбирать легкие фракции, Скрывать доходы, Снятие пены, Верхний слой

Skim: translate from English into Spanish

Translate skim into Spanish}
Desnatar, Rozar, Leche desnatada, Espumar, Capa fina, Espumado, Pasar rozando, Hacer cabritillas con, Echar una ojeada a, Tocar tratar superficialmente, Cubrirse con una capa fina

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘remove scum from (a liquid)’): back-formation from skimmer, or from Old French escumer, from escume ‘scum, foam’.

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Skim – similar words

skimmed

verb

Remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

As the scum rises, skim it off
noun

A thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

a skim of ice
noun

An act of reading something quickly or superficially.

Usage examples:

A quick skim through the pamphlet
Skimmed - all meanings in English

Skim synonims

aquaplane

ˈæk.wə.pleɪn

noun

A board for riding on water, pulled by a speedboat.

Usage examples:

No person shall use any vessel or manipulate water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device in a rec…
verb

(of a vehicle) slide uncontrollably on a wet surface.

Usage examples:

The plane is believed to have aquaplaned on the runway
verb

If a motor vehicle aquaplanes, it slides out of control on a wet road.

Aquaplane - all meanings in English

coast

kəʊst

noun

The part of the land adjoining or near the sea.

Usage examples:

The west coast of africa
verb

(of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power.

Usage examples:

They were coasting down a long hill
noun

The land next to or close to the sea

Usage examples:

We lived on the southeast coast of florida., he coasted to a stop., she coasted through her senior …
Coast - all meanings in English

cream

kriːm

noun

The thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient.

Usage examples:

Strawberries and cream
verb

Work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste.

Usage examples:

You cream the butter first and then add the egg yolks
verb

Defeat (someone) heavily in a sporting contest.

Usage examples:

On paper, england should have creamed scotland
Cream - all meanings in English

flick through

phrasal verb

Look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.

Usage examples:

She was flicking through a copy of vogue
phrasal verb

To look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.

Flick through - all meanings in English

float

fləʊt

verb

Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Usage examples:

She relaxed, floating gently in the water
noun

A thing that is buoyant in water.

Usage examples:

Eventually the many rings were threaded, the float attached, shotted and the hook tied on.
verb

Be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

Float - all meanings in English

glide

ɡlaɪd

verb

Move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.

Usage examples:

A few gondolas glided past
noun

A gliding movement.

Usage examples:

The cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide
verb

To move easily without stopping and without effort or noise

Usage examples:

She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown., i love my new pen - it just…
Glide - all meanings in English

plane

noun

A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie.

Usage examples:

The horizontal plane
adjective

Completely level or flat.

Usage examples:

A plane surface
verb

(of a bird or an airborne object) soar without moving the wings; glide.

Usage examples:

Seagulls swooped and planed overhead
Plane - all meanings in English

remove

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises
noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane
Remove - all meanings in English

sail

noun

A piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.

Usage examples:

All the sails were unfurled
verb

Travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation.

Usage examples:

Ian took us out sailing on the lake
verb

A large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel

Sail - all meanings in English

scan

skæn

verb

Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Usage examples:

He raised his binoculars to scan the coast
noun

An act of scanning someone or something.

Usage examples:

A quick scan of the sports page

Examine minutely or intensely

Scan - all meanings in English

scud

verb

Move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind.

Usage examples:

We lie watching the clouds scudding across the sky
noun

A mass of vapoury clouds or spray driven fast by the wind.

Usage examples:

The water is glassy under a scud of mist
verb

(especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line

Usage examples:

It was a windy day, and small white clouds were scudding across the blue sky., it was a night of wi…
Scud - all meanings in English

skate

noun

An ice skate or roller skate.

Usage examples:

Everyone was on skates
verb

Move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion.

Usage examples:

The boys were skating on the ice
noun

A typically large marine fish of the ray family with a cartilaginous skeleton and a flattened diamond-shaped body.

Usage examples:

The freshwater sawfish, a ray, is related to stingrays, skates, sharks, and other fishes with carti…
Skate - all meanings in English

skid

skɪd

verb

(of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly.

Usage examples:

Her car skidded and hit the grass verge
noun

An act of skidding or sliding.

Usage examples:

The volvo went into a skid
verb

A plank used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

Skid - all meanings in English

slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water
noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide
verb

Move smoothly along a surface

Slide - all meanings in English

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