SKIM

• (noun) reading or glancing through quickly

  synonyms : skimming

• (noun) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

  "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

• (verb) read superficially

  synonyms : skim over

• (verb) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

  synonyms : skim over

• (verb) remove from the surface

  "skim cream from the surface of milk"

  synonyms : cream , cream off , skim off

• (verb) coat (a liquid) with a layer

• (verb) cause to skip over a surface

  "Skip a stone across the pond"

  synonyms : skip , skitter

• (verb) travel on the surface of water

  synonyms : plane

  The insect seemed to plane over the water. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) examine hastily

  "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

  synonyms : glance over , rake , run down , scan

• (adj.) used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

  "yogurt made with skim milk", "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"

  synonyms : skimmed

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Mnemonics for skim

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