Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
skim | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
rake (noun) | skim (noun) |
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a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil | reading or glancing through quickly |
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid |
a dissolute man in fashionable society |
rake (adjective) | skim (adjective) |
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used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed |
rake (verb) | skim (verb) |
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gather with a rake | read superficially |
level or smooth with a rake | move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of |
scrape gently | remove from the surface |
move through with or as if with a rake | cause to skip over a surface |
examine hastily | coat (a liquid) with a layer |
sweep the length of | travel on the surface of water |
examine hastily |