natural covering vs skim

skim vs natural covering

natural covering and skim both are nouns.

natural covering is not an adjective while skim is an adjective.

natural covering is not a verb while skim is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
natural covering	Yes	No	No	No
skim	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, skim is a hyponym of natural covering; that is, skim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than natural covering:

natural covering: a natural object that covers or envelops
skim: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

Other hyponyms of natural covering include scale, shell, test, body covering, case, sheath, integument, blanket, mantle, crust, encrustation, incrustation, envelope, cap, hood, indument, indumentum, roof, shell, eggshell, shell, slough, snowcap, vesture, peridium, pericarp, seed vessel, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, sac, theca, indusium, bark.

natural covering (noun)	skim (noun)
a natural object that covers or envelops	reading or glancing through quickly
	a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

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

natural covering (verb)	skim (verb)
	read superficially
	move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
	remove from the surface
	cause to skip over a surface
	coat (a liquid) with a layer
	travel on the surface of water
	examine hastily

Difference between natural covering and skim

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