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SKIMMED Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word skimmed. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For SKIMMED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for skimmed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
coat cover covering examine glide read reading remove see surface take throw touch withdraw
Phrases (1)
natural covering

Alternatives for CREAM

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