Skim is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SKIM in dictionary:

VERB:
• to remove floating matter from the surface
• remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid
• remove a substance from the surface of (a liquid)
• steal or embezzle (money), especially in small amounts over a period of time
• fraudulently copy (credit or debit card details) with a card swipe or other device.
• go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
• pass over (a surface), nearly or lightly touching it in the process
• throw (a flat stone) low over an expanse of water so that it bounces on the surface several times
• read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points
• deal with or treat (a subject) briefly or superficially
• remove floating matter from the surface of (a liquid)
• To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
• To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
• To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
• Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.
• To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
• To hasten along with superficial attention.
• To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
• travel on the surface of water
• move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
• examine hastily
• cause to skip over a surface
• coat (a liquid) with a layer
• remove from the surface
• read superficially
NOUN:
• a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid
• an act of reading something quickly or superficially
• a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
• reading or glancing through quickly
• act or process of skimming
ADJECTIVE:
• Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to remove floating matter from the surface of

Words related to SKIM

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Words that contain SKIM

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How to use SKIM in a sentence

• Skim well, add the remaining ingredients, let the sauce gradually heat, but do not allow it to boil.
• Stew the meat gently until tender, when take it out, cover it closely, skim off all the fat from the gravy, and strain it.
• Give one boil, skim well, and then set the pan on the side of the fire to simmer gently until the meat is tender.
• Strain and skim the gravy, thicken with butter and flour, give one boil, and pour it round the meat.
• If two large biscuits have been so treated, and the child is six or seven months old, beat up two eggs, sufficient sugar to properly sweeten it, and about a pint of skim milk.
• The Gull flies beautifully, as if he knew his power, and loved to show how he can skim and dive through the air.
• Bring to boil, skim, and cook gently for at least two hours.
• Do not skim over the present too fast, through a constant habit of onward-looking.
• He kept to the river and his canoe almost until the first thin skim of ice began to show.
• They skim over the surface of the roughest sea, gliding up and down the undulations with astonishing swiftness.
• Drain off the oyster juice, add the water, boil it for one minute, and skim it well.
• This will bring scum on the water in half an hour, and you must carefully pour in a cup of cold water and skim off everything which rises to the top.
• All grains and green food, and most of the animal food, in the form of skim milk, would be furnished by the farm.
• Just so they had been when he used them to skim the horizon for raiding Kiowas and Sioux.
• Then skim them clean off, and all the froth, or whatever riseth of the water.
• When it boileth up, skim it very well, and continue skimming it, as long as any scum will rise.
• To four Gallons of water put one Gallon of honey, and boil it a little to skim and clarifie it.
• Clarifie it and skim it very clean, still as the scum riseth, leaving the Ginger and Rosemary in it.
• With marvellous speed we rushed westward, rising high to skim over the snow-topped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and then the glittering rim of the Pacific was before us.
• Stir until it comes to a boil, skim occasionally to remove the fat, and simmer for two hours.
• On the margin of the leafy pools the summer swallows skim the stream.
• Skim if needed while boiling, and if not perfectly clear allow it to settle before using.
• Skim them out, and fill a pudding dish with alternate layers of crumbs and oysters, having a layer of crumbs for the top.
• You have but to skim a few books of travel, pencil in hand, and pick out what suits your case.
• Skim well while boiling, and put into jars as directed.
• When it boils skim well and put in the cooked fruit.
• Overhead the sea gulls beat the air on tireless wings, or skim close to the water, intent upon their ceaseless search for food.
• Skim carefully as it boils up, and see that the water is kept at the same level by adding as it boils away.
• Skim thoroughly when it comes to a boil, add a teaspoonful of salt, and simmer for three hours.

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