Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "skim" can be used as verb, noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

cream-skim semi-skimmed skim coat skim milk skim off skim over skim pit skim through skim-coat skim-read skimmed milk skimmer

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

coat cover covering examine glide loft natural covering pull read reading remove see surface take take away take off throw touch withdraw

Type Of (IsA)

covering reading

Manner Of

coat read remove throw

Related Terms

bounce content cream cursory fat fraudulent lower milk payment card plaster reading remove ricochet scrape skim milk skip surface surreptitiously throw water

Similar Terms

fat-free fatless nonfat

Synonym Network

overfly plane remove scan skim over skimmed

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.