1. a rapid superficial reader • Derivationally related forms: skim • Hypernyms: reader 2. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids • Derivationally related forms: skim • Hypernyms: cooking utensil, cookware 3. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown • Syn: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, straw hat • Hypernyms: hat, chapeau, lid 4. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food • Hypernyms: coastal diving bird • Member Holonyms: Rynchops, genus Rynchops
