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SKIMS Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word skims. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word skims. (close relations)

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browses
verbv
noun

• vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

verb

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

• eat lightly, try different dishes

brushes
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a dense growth of bushes

• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

• momentary contact

• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

• a minor short-term fight

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• contact with something dangerous or undesirable

verb

• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

• touch lightly and briefly

• clean with a brush

• sweep across or over

• remove with or as if with a brush

• cover by brushing

flicks
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)

• a short stroke

• a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

verb

• flash intermittently

• look through a book or other written material

• cause to move with a flick

• throw or toss with a quick motion

• shine unsteadily

• twitch or flutter

• cause to make a snapping sound

• touch or hit with a light, quick blow

• remove with a flick (of the hand)

glances
verbv
noun

• a quick look

verb

• throw a glance at; take a brief look at

• hit at an angle

glides
verbv
noun

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• the activity of flying a glider

verb

• move smoothly and effortlessly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

grazes
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

verb

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

inspects
verbv
verb

• look over carefully

• come to see in an official or professional capacity

• examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

scans
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

slides
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

surveys
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a detailed critical inspection

• short descriptive summary (of events)

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

verb

• consider in a comprehensive way

• look over carefully or inspect

• keep under surveillance

• hold a review (of troops)

• make a survey of; for statistical purposes

• plot a map of (land)

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

skimmed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

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

Best Hypernyms For SKIMS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for skims, 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

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