skimmer
Collocations
4ADJ.
against, greatest, own
VERB + SKIMMER
borrow, making, shift
SKIMMER + NOUN
ceiling, insect, scotland's
PREP.
after, with
Definitions
noun
A device that skims.
A device that skims.
A device that skims.
A person who skims.
Perhaps the greatest stone skimmer is Scotland's own Dougie Isaacs, who has won eight world titles.
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.
verb
To shimmer.
To move quickly, to flutter.
…he was bounding over the heads of the maidens, and making his feet skimmer against the ceiling, enjoying, the while, the most ecstatic emotions.
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Idioms & Phrases
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6Perhaps the greatest stone skimmer is Scotland's own Dougie Isaacs, who has won eight world titles.
WiktionaryClassic, box-pleated skimmers and pantdresses stay crisp and fresh, won't wrinkle or wilt!
WiktionaryThe utilization of divided dart control—some stitched and some unstitched—is the basis of semifitted styles such as the shift or skimmer dress.
Wiktionary…he was bounding over the heads of the maidens, and making his feet skimmer against the ceiling, enjoying, the while, the most ecstatic emotions.
WiktionaryI skimmed the simmering soup with a skimmer.
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