skim
Noun
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A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid (synset 109459435)
"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
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Reading or glancing through quickly (synset 106611099)
hypernym: reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic messagesynonym: skimming
Adjective
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Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed (synset 300996666)
"yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"synonym: skimmed
Verb
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Travel on the surface of water (synset 201946577)
hypernym: glide - move smoothly and effortlesslyhyponym:synonym: plane
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Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of (synset 201250114)
hypernym: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact withsynonym: skim over
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Examine hastily (synset 202156708)
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
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Cause to skip over a surface (synset 201518556)
"Skip a stone across the pond"hypernym: throw - propel through the air
- Coat (a liquid) with a layer (synset 201263827)
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Remove from the surface (synset 201263582)
"skim cream from the surface of milk"
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Read superficially (synset 200629486)
hypernym: read - interpret something that is written or printedsynonym: skim over
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