Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Skim
Webster's Dictionary
Search for
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(1):
(v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
(2):
(v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.
(3):
(v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
(4):
(a.) Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
(5):
(v. t.) To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
(6):
(v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
(7):
(v. t.) Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.
(8):
(v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skim'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skim.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skim'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skim.html. 1828.