skim
51skim|ming|ton — «SKIHM ihng tuhn», noun. 1. a burlesque procession or serenade formerly held in ridicule of a henpecked husband, common in villages and country districts of England. 2. U.S. Dialect. a mock serenade for newly married persons; shivaree …
52skim·mer — /ˈskımɚ/ noun, pl mers [count] : a spoon with holes in it that is used by cooks for skimming things …
53Skim (software) — infobox software name = Skim logo = developer = C. Hofman, A. Maxwell, and M. McCracken latest release version = 1.1.7 latest release date = 28 June 2008 license = BSD operating system = Mac OS X language = Multilingual genre = PDF reader website …
54skim off — verb 1. remove from the surface (Freq. 2) skim cream from the surface of milk • Syn: ↑skim, ↑cream off, ↑cream • See Also: ↑cream off (for: ↑ …
55skim over — verb 1. read superficially (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑skim • Derivationally related forms: ↑skim (for: ↑skim), ↑skimmer (for: ↑ …
56skim milk — noun milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Syn: ↑skimmed milk • Ant: ↑whole milk • Hypernyms: ↑milk * * * noun also skimmed milk …
57skim milk — noun Non fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed. We like to drink skim milk instead so as to consume fewer calories. Syn: non fat milk …
58skim off — phr verb Skim off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fat …
59skim through — phr verb Skim through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑book …
60skim off — PHRASAL VERB If someone skims off the best part of something, or money which belongs to other people, they take it for themselves. [V n P n] He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy... [V P n (not pron)] Rich Italian clubs such… …
