skimmer
A device that skimsA device that skims.: A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
» I skimmed the simmering soup with a skimmer.
Meaning
13 sensesA device that skims.
A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
Schaumlöffel, Schaumkelle
шумо́вкаšumóvka
A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
A person who skims.
Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
Scherenschnabel
водорезvodorez
Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
A ballet flat shoe.
A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
A surface ship.
A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
- a rapid superficial reader
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Examples
2 sentencesI skimmed the simmering soup with a skimmer.
Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her mesh skimmer.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From skim + -er.From skim + -er.
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