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Skim Off

Definition: Skim Off

Skim Off

Verb

1. Remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk".

2. Pick the best.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Skim Off

Synonyms: cream (v), cream off (v), skim (v). (additional references)

Crosswords: Skim Off

Specialty definitions using "skim off": DROSS SKIMMER. (references)

Non-Fiction Usage: Skim Off

Subject	Topic	Quote
Children	Pakistan	However, in some cases these individuals are forced into begging; organized criminal "beggarmasters" skim off much of the proceeds. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: Skim Off

Language		Translations for "skim off"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		shrábnout (grab, mop up, rake off, scoop), sebrat sbìraèkou. (various references)

Finnish		kermoa (skim off the cream). (various references)

French		enlever. (various references)

German		abschöpfen (absorb, cream off, reap, siphon off, skim, to skim), absahnen (cream off, rake in, skim, take the best, take the cream, to get on the gravy train, to skim). (various references)

Pig Latin		imskay offay

Spanish		espumar (foam, froth, scum, skim). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Skim Off

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	despumantes. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Anagrams: Skim Off

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "f-f-i-k-m-o-s"
	-2 letters: miffs, skiff, skimo.
	-3 letters: kifs, kois, miff, miso, mosk, offs, skim.
	-4 letters: iff, ifs, ism, kif, koi, kos, mis, mos, off, oms, sim, ski, som.
	-5 letters: if, is, mi, mo, of, om, os, si, so.
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Alternative Orthography: Skim Off

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 6B 69 6D 4F 66 66

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01101011 01101001 01101101 00100000 01001111 01100110 01100110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#107 &#105 &#109 &#32 &#79 &#102 &#102

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 006B 0069 006D 004F 0066 0066

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

537775792497272

Non-English Dictionaries with "Skim Off"

Language	Coverage	Language Translations
Czech	slovník, definice, překlad	èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, checo
Finnish	määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos	finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, finlandés, finés
French	dictionnaire, définition, traduction	francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, francés
German	Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition	nìmec, nìmecký, saksalainen, allemand, alemán
Spanish	diccionario, definición, traducción	španìlský, španìlština, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, español
English	Dictionary, Definition, Translation	anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, inglés

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography

9. Bibliography

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