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Definition: Skimmed |
SkimmedAdjective1. Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "skimmed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: SkimmedSynonym: skim (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Skimmed |
| English words defined with "skimmed": Fleeten, Flet, Flotten ♦ Gall of glass ♦ nonfat dry milk ♦ Parmesan cheese, pigswill, pigwash ♦ Sandiver, skim, skim milk, skimmed milk, slop, slops, supernatant, surface, swill. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "skimmed": dore, dried partly skimmed milk, dried skimmed milk, drinking milk, DUCKS AND DRAKES ♦ OIL-RECOVERY-UNIT OPERATOR, OLD PEGG ♦ Parkes process ♦ Sedimentation Tanks, skimmed milk powder, SKIMMER, REVERBERATORY, spray skimmed milk powder, sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk, sweetened condensed skimmed milk ♦ unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk, unsweetened condensed skimmed milk ♦ zinc scum. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "skimmed": Fleeten. (references) |
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![]() | Figure 17. Hyponeuston net for capturing life in the top 5 centimeters of the water column. This net was devised by Yuvenalii P. Zaitsev of the biological station at Odessa and meant to capture plankton from the very top of the water column. The top of the net was actually half out of the water when being towed while the bottom skimmed the surface. First made in 1959. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | The boys skimmed swiftly over the muddy bottom, going steadily downward as the light grew less and less. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Lightly and swiftly they skimmed over the ground, and I could not in the least understand how it was I kept up with them so easily. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Moreover, the monarchy sometimes had need of children, and then it skimmed the street. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The continuous increase of whole insipid milk powder production and the new demands for skimmed and partially skimmed dairy products create new opportunities for foreign processing machinery suppliers. (references) | |
Brief, eye-catching materials which can be skimmed through quickly will net more interest than a long document crammed with details, no matter how pertinent those details are. In many instances, the decision-maker will not be a native English speaker. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Skimmed" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 50.26% of the time. "Skimmed" is used about 193 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 50.26% | 97 | 33,269 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 37.31% | 72 | 39,377 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 11.92% | 23 | 72,767 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 193 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "skimmed": 2) skimmed milk powder manufactured by the spray process ♦ dried partly skimmed milk ♦ dried skimmed milk ♦ skimmed milk ♦ skimmed milk powder ♦ spray skimmed milk powder ♦ sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk ♦ sweetened condensed skimmed milk ♦ unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk ♦ unsweetened condensed skimmed milk. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "skimmed": skimmed-milk, skimmed-milk. | |
Ending with "skimmed": semi-skimmed. | |
Containing "skimmed": semi-skimmed milk. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
milk skimmed | 6 |
milk powder skimmed | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "skimmed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | '取 (skimming). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | soedet kondenseret skummetmaelk (sweetened condensed skimmed milk), soedet kondenseret letmaelk (sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), skummetmaelkspulver (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder, spray skimmed milk powder), skummetmaelk til foderbrug (skimmed milk for use as feeding stuff), skummetmaelk (skimmed milk), skummetmælkschokolade (skimmed-milk chocolate), usoedet kondenseret skummetmaelk (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), usoedet kondenseret letmaelk (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), tromletoerret skummetmaelkspulver (Hatmaker skimmed milk powder, skimmed milk powder manufactured by the roller process), letmaelkspulver (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), kondenseret skummetmaelk (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), kondenseret letmaelk (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ondermelk voor veevoer (skimmed milk for use as feeding stuff), mager-melkpoeder (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder), magere-melkpoeder spray (spray skimmed milk powder), magere-melkpoeder Hatmaker (Hatmaker skimmed milk powder, skimmed milk powder manufactured by the roller process), magere-melkpoeder (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder), magere-melkchocolade (skimmed-milk chocolate), magere melk (skim milk, skimmed milk), gedeeltelijk afgeroomde-melkpoeder (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), gecondenseerde magere melk met suiker (sweetened condensed skimmed milk), gecondenseerde gedeeltelijk afgeroomde melk met suiker (sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), geëvaporeerde magere melk (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), geëvaporeerde gedeeltelijk afgeroomde melk (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vähärasvainen jogurtti (partly skimmed yoghurt), rasvaton jogurtti (skimmed yoghurt), kevytmaito (partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | écrémai, écrémés, écrémée, écrémèrent, écréma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schöpfte ab, abgeschöpft, abgesahnt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γάλα εξαφρισμένο (skimmed milk), αποβουτυρωμένο γάλα (skimmed milk), αποκορυφωμένο γάλα (skimmed milk), αποκορυφωμένο γάλα εις κόνιν (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder), αποκορυφωμένο γάλα που χρησιμοποιείται για τη διατροφή ζώων (skimmed milk for use as feeding stuff), αποκορυφωμένο γάλα σε σκόνη Hatmaker (Hatmaker skimmed milk powder, skimmed milk powder manufactured by the roller process), άπαχο γάλα (low-fat milk, skimmed milk), γάλα αποβουτυρωμένο (skimmed milk), γάλα αποκορυφωμένο συμπυκνωμένο (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), αποβουτυρωμένο ξηρό γάλα που παρασκευάζεται με τη μέθοδο της καταιώνισης (spray skimmed milk powder), γάλα αποκορυφωμένο συμπυκνωμένο μη ζαχαρούχο (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), κόνις γάλακτος μερικώς αποκορυφωμένου (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), γάλα μερικώς αποβουτυρωμένο (partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk), γάλα μερικώς αποκορυφωμένο σε σκόνη (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), γάλα μερικώς αποκορυφωμένο συμπυκνωμένο (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), γάλα μερικώς αποκορυφωμένο συμπυκνωμένο μη ζαχαρούχο (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), γιαούρτη αποβουτυρωμένη (skimmed yoghurt), γιαούρτη ημιαποβουτυρωμένη (partly skimmed yoghurt), σοκολάτα αποβουτυρωμένου γάλακτος (skimmed-milk chocolate), συμπυκνωμένο ζαχαρούχο γάλα μερικώς αποκορυφωμένο (sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), σκόνη γάλακτος μερικώς αποκορυφωμένου (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), γάλα αποκορυφωμένο συμπυκνωμένο ζαχαρούχο (sweetened condensed skimmed milk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | magro (gaunt, lame, lean, low fat, meager, meagre, narrow, poor, scant, scraggy, scrawny, skimpy, skinny, slight, slim, thin, thinly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 찌끼를 걷어내". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | immedskay leite evaporado parcialmente desnatado (unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), leite evaporado desnatado,leite evaporado magro (unsweetened condensed skimmed milk), leite em pó rico em matéria gorda (dried partly skimmed milk, partly skimmed-milk powder), leite em pó desnatado,leite em pó magro (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder), leite em pó desnatado do tipo "Hatmaker" ou "Roller",leite em pó desnatado de fabricação por rolos, leite em pó desnatado de fabricação "Spray", leite desnatado destinado alimentação de animais (skimmed milk for use as feeding stuff), leite desnatado (skim milk), leite condensado parcialmente desnatado (sweetened condensed partly skimmed milk), leite condensado desnatado ou leite condensado magro (sweetened condensed skimmed milk), chocolate de leite desnatado (skimmed-milk chocolate). (various references) снимать снятый (dismounted, skim). (various references) leche descremada en polvo de fabricación por rodillos("roller"), leche descremada en polvo (dried skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, skimmed-milk powder), chocolate con leche descremada (skimmed-milk chocolate). (various references) skummjölk (skim milk, skimmed milk). (various references) kaymağı alınmış süt (skim milk, skimmed milk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Skimmed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kimome, saimed, scummed, skimed, skimet, skimied, Skyrme. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "skimmed" (pronounced ski"md) |
| 3 | -i" m d | brimmed, dimmed, limbed, rimmed, slimmed, trimmed. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-k-m-m-s" | |
-2 letters: deism, dikes, dimes, disme, miked, mikes, mimed, mimes, skied. | |
-3 letters: desk, dies, dike, dime, dims, disk, idem, ides, kids, mems, mids, mike, mime, mise, semi, side, sike, skid, skim. | |
-4 letters: die, dim, dis, eds, ems, ids, ism, kid, med, mem, mid, mim, mis, sei, sim, ski. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, em, es, id, is, me. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-k-m-m-s" | |
+2 letters: mismarked. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6B 69 6D 6D 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.- .. -- -- . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101011 01101001 01101101 01101101 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S k i m m e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006B 0069 006D 006D 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53777579797170 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, 핀란", finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, "랑스, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, 독일, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, coreano, koreansk, kore'li |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, 러시아, русский, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, 스페인, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, 스웨덴, шведский, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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