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remove vs skim

skim vs remove

remove and skim both are nouns.

remove is not an adjective while skim is an adjective.

remove and skim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remove Yes No Yes No
skim Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, skim is a hyponym of remove; that is, skim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:
  • remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • skim: remove from the surface
Other hyponyms of remove include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
remove (noun) skim (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation reading or glancing through quickly
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
remove (adjective) skim (adjective)
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
remove (verb) skim (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract read superficially
stay away or leave move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
get rid of something abstract remove from the surface
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes cause to skip over a surface
dispose of coat (a liquid) with a layer
remove from a position or an office travel on the surface of water
kill intentionally and with premeditation examine hastily
cause to leave
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