skim

nouns

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

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

skim

is a type of (narrower)

a natural object that covers or envelops

"under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

reading or glancing through quickly

skim, skimming

travel on the surface of water

plane, skim

move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

skim, skim over

examine hastily

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

glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim

is derived from

cause to skip over a surface

"Skip a stone across the pond"

skim, skip, skitter

coat (a liquid) with a layer

skim

is a type of (narrower)

put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

"coat the cake with chocolate"

remove from the surface

"skim cream from the surface of milk"

cream, cream off, skim, skim off

is derived from

is derived from

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"

skim, skimmed