Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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skimmer | Yes | No | No | No |
skim | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
skimmer (noun) | skim (noun) |
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gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food | reading or glancing through quickly |
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid |
a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids | |
a rapid superficial reader |
skimmer (adjective) | skim (adjective) |
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used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed |
skimmer (verb) | skim (verb) |
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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 |