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soar
To rise well above the usual or ordinary level or bounds; be elevated
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  1. To rise well above the usual or ordinary level or bounds; be elevated
  2. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level:
  3. To glide along without engine power, maintaining or gaining altitude on currents of air
float
To drift or move slowly or easily on water, in air, etc.
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  1. To drift or move slowly or easily on water, in air, etc.
  2. To move easily or lightly:
  3. To put into the water; launch:
sail
To voyage upon or across:
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  1. To voyage upon or across:
  2. To move along through the air:
  3. To start out on such a voyage or journey:
dart
To move suddenly and fast
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  1. To move suddenly and fast
  2. To shoot (an animal, for example) with a dart, especially to inject a drug.
  3. To move suddenly and rapidly:
brush
To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
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  1. To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
  2. To apply, spread, remove, etc. with a stroke or strokes as of a brush
  3. To clean, polish, or groom with a brush:
scoop
To pick up, gather, or collect swiftly and smoothly:
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  1. To pick up, gather, or collect swiftly and smoothly:
  2. To take up and often reposition with a scoop:
  3. (Informal) To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story.
ladle
To distribute generously
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  1. To distribute generously
  2. To lift out and carry in a ladle
  3. To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.
separate
To put space between; space apart or scatter:
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  1. To put space between; space apart or scatter:
  2. To place in different groups; sort:
  3. To become divided into components or parts:
look-through
To gaze through a gap or aperture
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  1. To gaze through a gap or aperture
  2. To search, either with the eyes or by hand
  3. (Idiomatic, with "right") To pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible
scan
To encode (text, for example) in digital format by means of an optical scanner.
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  1. To encode (text, for example) in digital format by means of an optical scanner.
  2. (Radiology) To examine the structure or condition of (an internal bodily organ) with ultrasound, tomography, etc.
  3. To scan verse
carom
To strike against a surface and rebound at an angle
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  1. To strike against a surface and rebound at an angle
  2. To cause to carom.
  3. To collide and rebound; glance:
dap
To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action. (See Dapping.)
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  1. To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action. (See Dapping.)
  2. (Bristolian) To run or go somewhere quickly.
  3. To bounce or skip
glance
To strike a surface obliquely and go off at an angle
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  1. To strike a surface obliquely and go off at an angle
  2. To look suddenly and briefly; take a quick look
  3. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
graze
To scrape, touch, or rub lightly against something in passing
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  1. To scrape, touch, or rub lightly against something in passing
  2. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
  3. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.
ricochet
To make a ricochet motion
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  1. To make a ricochet motion
  2. To rebound at least once from a surface.
skip
To pass, or direct the attention, from one point to another, omitting what lies between
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  1. To pass, or direct the attention, from one point to another, omitting what lies between
  2. To fail to play back a portion of the recording, esp. as a result of the tonearm striking a surface imperfection
  3. To leap or jump lightly over:
brush
To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
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  1. To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
  2. To apply, spread, remove, etc. with a stroke or strokes as of a brush
  3. To clean, polish, or groom with a brush:
flick
To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow:
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  1. To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow:
  2. To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip:
  3. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
graze
To scrape, touch, or rub lightly against something in passing
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  1. To scrape, touch, or rub lightly against something in passing
  2. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
  3. To touch lightly in passing; brush.
kiss
To touch or caress with the lips as an expression of affection, greeting, respect, or amorousness.
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  1. To touch or caress with the lips as an expression of affection, greeting, respect, or amorousness.
  2. To give a kiss to (a person or thing); touch or caress with the lips
  3. To touch lightly or gently
shave
To cut the beard of (a person)
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  1. To cut the beard of (a person)
  2. To cut (the beard, for example) at the surface of the skin with a razor or shaver.
  3. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver:
dart
To move suddenly and rapidly:
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  1. To move suddenly and rapidly:
  2. To shoot (an animal, for example) with a dart, especially to inject a drug.
  3. To throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast
float
To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.
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  1. To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.
  2. To bring to the surface and cause to stay there
  3. To move easily or lightly:
fly
To avoid; shun:
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  1. To avoid; shun:
  2. (Baseball) To hit a fly ball.
  3. To cause to fly or float in the air:
sail
To move along through the air:
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  1. To move along through the air:
  2. (Informal) To move or proceed quickly
  3. (Nautical) To move across the surface of water, especially by means of a sailing vessel.
shoot
To send forth (a question, reply, glance, fist, etc.) swiftly, suddenly, or with force or feeling
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  1. To send forth (a question, reply, glance, fist, etc.) swiftly, suddenly, or with force or feeling
  2. To send forth a missile or projectile; discharge bullets, arrows, etc.; go off; fire
  3. To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
browse
To read (websites) casually on the Internet.
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  1. To read (websites) casually on the Internet.
  2. (Computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
  3. To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
dip into
(Idiomatic) To spend some of one's savings
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  1. (Idiomatic) To spend some of one's savings
  2. Used other than as an idiom: dip into.
  3. (Idiomatic) To read parts of something.
leaf
To turn the pages of a book, etc., esp. so as to glance quickly (through)
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  1. To turn the pages of a book, etc., esp. so as to glance quickly (through)
  2. To turn pages, as in searching or browsing:
  3. An appendage growing from the stem of a plant. Leaves are extremely variable in form and function according to species. For example, the needles of pine trees, the spines of cacti, and the bright red parts of the poinsettia plant are all leaves modified for different purposes. However, most leaves are flat and green and adapted to capturing sunlight and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. They consist of an outer tissue layer (the epidermis) through which water and gases are exchanged, a spongy inner layer of cells that contain chloroplasts, and veins that supply water and minerals and carry out food. Some leaves are simple, while others are compound, consisting of multiple leaflets. The flat part of the leaf, the blade, is often attached to the stem by a leafstalk.
riffle
To form, become, or flow over or through, a riffle
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  1. To form, become, or flow over or through, a riffle
  2. (Games) To shuffle (playing cards) by holding part of a deck in each hand and raising up the edges before releasing them to fall alternately in one stack.
  3. To leaf rapidly through (a book, etc.), as by letting the edges or corners of the pages slip lightly across the thumb
scan
To direct a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over (a surface) in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.
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  1. To direct a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over (a surface) in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.
  2. To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something; examine:
  3. To encode (text, for example) in digital format by means of an optical scanner.
thumb
To handle, turn, soil, or wear with or as with the thumb
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  1. To handle, turn, soil, or wear with or as with the thumb
  2. To scan written matter by turning over pages with or as if with the thumb:
  3. (Informal) To solicit (a ride) from a passing vehicle by signaling with the thumb.
brush
An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:
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  1. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:
  2. A device having bristles, hairs, or wires fastened into a hard back, with or without a handle attached: brushes are used for cleaning, polishing, painting, smoothing the hair, etc.
  3. A bushy tail:
flick
A light, quick stroke, as with a whip; sudden, jerky movement; snap
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  1. A light, quick stroke, as with a whip; sudden, jerky movement; snap
  2. (Fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
  3. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
graze
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
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  1. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
  2. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
  3. A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
Find another word for skim. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for skim, like: soar, float, sail, dart, brush, scoop, ladle, separate, look-through, brush over and scan.

Sentence Examples

  • I picked up a stone and attempted to skim it across the water.

  • She didn't move away or object when he allowed his palms to skim her curves, tracing down her sides to her hips then around to her tight bottom.

  • When a sufficient number are not available for a two hours' defecation, it is the practice in some factories to skim off the scums that rise to the top, and then boil up the juice for a few minutes and skim again, and, after repeating the operation once or twice, to run off the juice to separators or subsiders of any of the kinds previously described.

  • Ducks and geese frequent it in the spring and fall, the white-bellied swallows (Hirundo bicolor) skim over it, and the peetweets (Totanus macularius) "teeter" along its stony shores all summer.

  • In lieu of anything clingy, fitted or tight, focus on flowing dresses and tops that skim the waist without cinching inward; flared skirts and dresses; low necklines; and straight pants that flow softly to the ankles.

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