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Look up: skim

  1. Skim
    (language) A Scheme implementation with packages and other enhancements, by Alain Deutsch et al, France. (2000-11-02)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Skim

  2. Skim
    Removing the top layer of fat and impurities that rise to the top of stocks, soups, sauces, or other liquids.
    Found on http://www.goodcooking.com/winedefs.html

  3. skim
    Tax-free gambling profits, as in the money taken that is not reported to the IRS.
    Found on http://www.uta.fi/FAST/GC/mobspeak.html

  4. skim
    [adj] - used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed 2. [n] - reading or glancing through quickly 3. [v] - cause to skip over a surface 4. [v] - coat with a layer 5. [v] - remove from the surface 6. [v] - read superficially
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Skim
    Finishing coat of plaster
    Found on http://www.fmb.org.uk/find-a-builder/hel

  6. Skim
    The finishing coat of plaster.
    Found on http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/

  7. Skim
    read to get an initial overview of the subject matter and main ideas of a passage.
    Found on http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary

  8. skim
    to remove the scum Category: Iron and steel industries • to remove a substance floating on the surface of a liquid,as in removing cream from milk Category: Various industries and crafts • to push back,or alternately,remove all or part of foreign matter floating on the metal bath Category: Iron and steel industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  9. Skim
    Skim (skĭm) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Skimmed (skĭmd); present participle & verbal noun Skimming .] [ Confer Swedish skymma to darken. √158. S...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/114

  10. Skim
    Skim intransitive verb 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. « Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main.» ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/114

  11. Skim
    Skim adjective Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed . Skim coat , the final or finishing coat of plaster. -- Skim colter , a colter for paring off the surface of land. -- Skim milk , skimmed...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/114

  12. Skim
    Skim noun Scum; refuse. Bryskett.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/114

  13. skim
    skimmed adjective used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; `yogurt made with skim milk`; `she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. skim
    skimming noun reading or glancing through quickly
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. skim
    noun a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; `there was a thin skim of oil on the water`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. skim
    cream off verb remove from the surface; `skim cream from the surface of milk`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. skim
    verb cause to skip over a surface; `Skip a stone across the pond`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. Skim
    • (a.) Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed. • (v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster. • (v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. • (v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly al...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  19. SKIM
    Sentry Key Imobilizer Module
    Found on http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.

  20. Skim
    To ladle or spoon off excess fat or scum from the surface of a liquid.
    Found on http://www.wrenscottage.com/kitchen/glos

  21. SKIM
    To remove impurities, whether scum or fat, from the surface of a liquid during cooking, thereby resulting in a clear, cleaner-tasting final produce.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  22. Skim
    Skim is American slang for conceal or divert part of one's income to avoid paying tax.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  23. Skim
    Skim is American slang for conceal or divert part of one's income to avoid paying tax.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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