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SKIMMER
skimmer
(noun) gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat
(noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
skimmer
(noun) a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
skimmer
(noun) a rapid superficial reader
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
skimmer (plural skimmers)
A device that skims.
A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
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.
Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
A ballet flat shoe.
(entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae.
A term used by English-speaking navies - the USN, RN, RCN and RAN - for sailors in the surface forces, as opposed to submariners; can also be used to generically describe surface ships.
Synonyms
• (birds): scissorbill
Etymology 2
Verb
skimmer (third-person singular simple present skimmers, present participle skimmering, simple past and past participle skimmered)
To shimmer.
To move quickly, to flutter.
Anagrams
• kimmers
Source: Wiktionary
Skim"mer, n.
1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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