- skim·mer
- /ˈskımɚ/ noun, pl -mers [count]: a spoon with holes in it that is used by cooks for skimming things
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skim|mer — «SKIHM uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that skims. 2. a shallow ladle, full of holes, with a long handle. It is used in skimming liquids. 3. a kind of sea bird that skims the surface of the water to get food; scissorbill. The skimmers comprise a … Useful english dictionary
hy|dro|skim|mer — «HY droh SKIHM uhr», noun. a hovercraft for traveling over water, with a fin along each side that pierces the water s surface: »Using a “cushion of air,” the hydroskimmer has no upper limit on the speed at which it can “fly” nor on the weight… … Useful english dictionary
skim — skim; skim·mel·ton; skim·mia; skim·ming; skim·ming·ly; skim·ming·ton; skim·mi·ty; skim·ble skam·ble; skim·mer; skim·mer·ton; … English syllables
skimmer — skim·mer … English syllables
skimmer — skim·mer s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tecn. depuratore per piscine che elimina gli elementi inquinanti galleggianti sul pelo dell acqua {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1983. ETIMO: ingl. skimmer propr. schiumatore , der. di (to) skim schiumare … Dizionario italiano
skimmer — skim•mer [[t]ˈskɪm ər[/t]] n. 1) one that skims 2) a shallow utensil used in skimming liquids 3) orn any of several gull like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower bill immersed while in search of food 4)… … From formal English to slang
skimmerton — skim·mer·ton … English syllables
ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
R nigra — Skimmer Skim mer, n. 1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus {Rhynchops}, allied to the terns, but having the lower… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scissorbill — Skimmer Skim mer, n. 1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus {Rhynchops}, allied to the terns, but having the lower… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
