skim

(noun) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid. Examples: "There was a thin skim of oil on the water."

(noun) reading or glancing through quickly. Synonyms: skimming.

(verb) travel on the surface of water. Synonyms: plane.

(verb) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of. Synonyms: skim over.

(verb) examine hastily. Synonyms: scan, rake, glance over, run down. Examples: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi."

(verb) cause to skip over a surface. Synonyms: skip, skitter. Examples: "Skip a stone across the pond."

(verb) coat (a liquid) with a layer.

(verb) remove from the surface. Synonyms: skim off, cream off, cream. Examples: "Skim cream from the surface of milk."

(verb) read superficially. Synonyms: skim over.

(adj) used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed. Synonyms: skimmed. Examples: "Yogurt made with skim milk." "She can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter."