skims

Meaning of skims

verb
  1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
  2. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
  3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
  4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
  5. To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
  6. To ricochet
  7. To read quickly, skipping some detail
    I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.
  8. To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
  9. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
    to skim milk; to skim broth
  10. To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
    to skim cream
  11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
  12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
  13. To become coated over.

Information about skims

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of skims is: skim.
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Hyphenation of skims

skims

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • skims is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with skims

hakims

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