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skim

Skim is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter M for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as to skim milk; to skim broth.
(v. t.) To take off by skimming; as to skim cream.
(v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
(v. t.) Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as to skim a book or a newspaper.
(v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Syllable Information

The word skim is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for skim is: skim


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