skim
ADJECTIVEVERBNOUN
/skɪm/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
skim is a valid 4-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1K5I1M3
1 + 5 + 1 + 3 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does skim mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
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”
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SIMILAR
VERB · 7 SENSES
1
Coat (a liquid) with a layer.
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2
Examine hastily.
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3
Read superficially.
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4
Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.
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5
Cause to skip over a surface.
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6
Travel on the surface of water.
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7
Remove from the surface.
“skim cream from the surface of milk”
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Reading or glancing through quickly.
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2
A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.
“there was a thin skim of oil on the water”
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