skimmer

skimmer is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
2. noun. 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. noun. Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
4. noun. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
5. noun. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

   Synonyms: boater, leghorn, panama, sailor

6. noun. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
7. noun. a rapid superficial reader

Synonyms

boater, leghorn, panama, sailor

Common word forms

skimmers

Words from these letters

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