skim
Glide just over
Skim means to pass lightly over a surface.
You skim a stone across water, skim cream off milk, or skim a book by reading quickly without absorbing everything.
A skimmer is a flat utensil for removing floating material from liquids.
Skim milk has had its cream removed.
To skim money is to take it secretly, often from the top of earnings before they're reported.
Move with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- skateGliding boot or flatfish
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
skip · graze · brush · ripple · water · pond · stone · skiff
First-reported story
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- strainExcessive stretching force
- separateTo set apart
cream · fat · foam · froth · impurities · residue · film · dross
Steal funds in custody
- stealTake without permission
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- pilferSneak off with trifles
misappropriate · divert · cream off · take · shortchange · cook the books · fiddle · cash register
scan
Brief visual sweep
flip · leaf · thumb · speed-read · overview · synopsis · summary · gist · cursory · superficial
glide
Move with effortless continuity
hydroplane · skip · graze · brush · ripple · water · pond · stone · skiff · ducks and drakes
scoop
First-reported story
separate · cream · fat · foam · froth · impurities · residue · film · dross · clarify
embezzle
Steal funds in custody
pilfer · misappropriate · divert · cream off · take · shortchange · cook the books · fiddle · cash register · casino
- overviewsoverview, summary, synopsis, outline, snapshot
- reading actionsflip, browse, scan, peruse, thumb through
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- low-fat foodsfat-free, lean, low-fat, nonfat, light
- Reading-relatedscan, browse, peruse, study, review