examine vs skim

skim vs examine

examine is not a noun while skim is a noun.

examine is not an adjective while skim is an adjective.

examine and skim both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
skim	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, skim is a hyponym of examine; that is, skim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:

examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
skim: examine hastily

Other hyponyms of examine include search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, glance over, rake, run down, scan, scan, peruse, scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock, look, search, inspect, check.

examine (noun)	skim (noun)
	reading or glancing through quickly
	a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

examine (adjective)	skim (adjective)
	used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

examine (verb)	skim (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	read superficially
question closely	move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
question or examine thoroughly and closely	remove from the surface
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect	cause to skip over a surface
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	coat (a liquid) with a layer
	travel on the surface of water
	examine hastily

Difference between examine and skim

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