skim: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of skim
- skimming«Word Popularity Bar3/5
skimming
- noun the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- noun reading or glancing through quickly
skim.
- noun the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- skimmed«3/5
skimmed
- adjective satellite used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
skim.
- yogurt made with skim milk
- she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
- verb travel on the surface of water
plane; skim.
- adjective satellite used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
- skimmer«2/5
skimmer
- noun a rapid superficial reader
- noun a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
- noun a rapid superficial reader
- skims«2/5
skim
- noun a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- there was a thin skim of oil on the water
- noun reading or glancing through quickly
skimming.
- noun a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- skimmers«2/5
skimmer
- noun a rapid superficial reader
- noun a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
- noun a rapid superficial reader
- skimp«2/5
skimp
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
scant.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
scant.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- skimpy«2/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- skimmings«1/5
skimming
- noun the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- noun reading or glancing through quickly
skim.
- noun the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- skimping«1/5
skimp
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
scant.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
scant.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- skimped«1/5
skimp
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
scant.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
scant.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- skimpiest«1/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- skimpier«1/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- skimpily«1/5
skimpily
- adverb in a skimpy manner
- a skimpily dressed woman
- adverb in a skimpy manner
- skimmington«1/5
skimmington
A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England.
- skimmia«1/5
Derived words of skim
- eskimo«Word Popularity Bar3/5
eskimo
(Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. Written also Esquimau .
- eskimos«3/5
eskimo
- noun a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
Inuit; Esquimau.
- noun the language spoken by the Eskimo
Esquimau.
- noun a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `skim`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `skim`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `skim`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `skim`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
