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Meaning and definition for "skim" word

[noun] reading or glancing through quickly
[adjective] 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"
[verb] read superficially
[verb] move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
[verb] remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
[verb] coat with a layer; of liquids
[verb] cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
[verb] travel on the surface of water
[verb] examine hastily
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\Skim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See {Scum}.] 1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth. 2. To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream. 3. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the ocean. --Hazlitt. 4. 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.
\Skim\, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. --Pope. 2. To hasten along with superficial attention. They skim over a science in a very superficial survey. --I. Watts. 3. To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
\Skim\, a. Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}. {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster. {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land. {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been taken.

Synonyms for skim

cream, cream off, fat-free, fatless, glance over, nonfat, plane, rake, run down, scan, skim off, skim over, skim over, skimmed, skimming, skip, skitter

See also: aquaplane | coat | examine | glide | read | reading | remove | see | surface | take | take away | throw | touch | withdraw |

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Let's analyse "skim" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: MIKS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: skim: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: skim: 1 + 2 + 9 + 4 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
K (1) 11 Justice Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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