SKIMMED Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word skimmed. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SKIMMED
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skim over | verbv | |||||||
verb • read superficially • move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | ||||||||
cream | nounn | |||||||
noun • the best people or things in a group • the part of milk containing the butterfat • toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin verb • make creamy by beating • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight • put on cream, as on one's face or body • remove from the surface • add cream to one's coffee, for example | ||||||||
plane | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets • (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape • a level of existence or development • a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood • a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another verb • cut or remove with or as if with a plane • travel on the surface of water • make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane | ||||||||
rake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane • a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil verb • move through with or as if with a rake • level or smooth with a rake • sweep the length of • examine hastily • gather with a rake • scrape gently | ||||||||
scan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region • an image produced by scanning verb • examine minutely or intensely • examine hastily • make a wide, sweeping search of • conform to a metrical pattern • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image • read metrically • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | ||||||||
skimming | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid • reading or glancing through quickly • failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it • the act of brushing against while passing | ||||||||
skip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a gait in which steps and hops alternate • a mistake resulting from neglect verb • bypass • intentionally fail to attend • jump lightly • leave suddenly • bound off one point after another • cause to skip over a surface | ||||||||
skitter | verbv | |||||||
verb • to move about or proceed hurriedly • glide easily along a surface • cause to skip over a surface • twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water | ||||||||
cream off | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove from the surface • pick the best | ||||||||
glance over | verbv | |||||||
verb • examine hastily | ||||||||
skim off | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove from the surface • pick the best |