skim
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6.6
- noun
- /skɪm/
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capa
- Adding skim milk to your coffee makes it lighter and less creamy.
Examples
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You used the skim milk, right?
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Even if you were already using milk with two percent fat, try skim milk instead.
Blog text (9) -
One container of skim milk.
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Do you still believe that skim milk is healthier than than full fat milk?
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Give the skim milk to the hogs.
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Listen, I forgot to ask if you could pick up a half-gallon of skim milk on your way back from the meeting.
Fiction book (1998) -
You'll be able to substitute skim milk for fruit juice within your breakfast.
Blog text (10) -
His copper-colored skin gleamed with a light skim of sweat.
Fiction book (2002) -
Not cornflakes or melba toast, skim milk, and a sorry slice of apple.
Fiction book (2002) -
Furthermore, it also has butter, skim milk, sugar, corn syrup, and peanuts.
Blog text (14)
Synonyms
8
5.8
A thin layer of oil that floats on water
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun skim is the thin layer that forms on the top of a liquid, the very surface that you might remove when cooking. So a skim is the film or layer that sits on the surface of a drink or soup.