- Types Of Speech
- You can use skim as a noun, verb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Skim
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters i, k, m, and s, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ki. Skim starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sk, ski, and the ending characters are m, im, kim, ..
- Definition
- Reading or glancing through quickly
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Skim is set as a kindergarten word that starts with s, ends with m, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is skim a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Skim in Pig Latin is said as "imskay or imskway".
- Unigram
- s | k | i | m
- Bigram
- sk | ki | im
- Trigram
- ski | kim
- Quadrigram
- skim
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- reading or glancing through quickly
- a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid;
"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
- Verb Examples
- read superficially
- move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
- remove from the surface;
"skim cream from the surface of milk" - coat (a liquid) with a layer
- cause to skip over a surface;
"Skip a stone across the pond" - travel on the surface of water
- examine hastily;
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- 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"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avalanche | a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things "the program brought an avalanche of mail" |
| Ball The Jack | |
| Barrel | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
| Blink | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| Blinking | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| Blot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| Boom | any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring |
| Bowl Along | |
| Breeze | any undertaking that is easy to do "marketing this product will be no picnic" |
| Breeze Along |
View all cognitive synonyms for Skim
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skim | reading or glancing through quickly |
View English words with the unique letters used in skim. Words With The Letters Ikms
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Glance Over | |
| Rake | a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head used to move leaves or loosen soil |
| Run Down | |
| Scan | the act of scanning systematic examination of a prescribed region "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" |
| Skim | reading or glancing through quickly |
| Skim Over |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skim (4 letters) | 10 | 11 | skim | ||
| Kismet (6 letters) | 12 +2 | 13 +2 | kismet | ||
| Kismat (6 letters) | 12 +2 | 13 +2 | kismat | ||
| Kumis (5 letters) | 11 +1 | 13 +2 | kumis | ||
| Sikkim (6 letters) | 16 +6 | 17 +6 | sikkim | ||
| Kisumu (6 letters) | 12 +2 | 15 +4 | kisumu |
Skim Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With M
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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