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How to pronounce skimmer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms boater, leghorn, panama, panama hat, sailor, straw hat
Type of lid, hat, chapeau
Type Words
Type of cookware, cooking utensil
Derivation skim
Type Words
Type of reader
Derivation skim
Type Words
Type of coastal diving bird

Examples of skimmer

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Use a wire-mesh skimmer to remove pasta from pot and place in sauce in skillet.
From the dailynews.com
Using a slotted spoon or deep-fry skimmer, transfer to the ice water, then drain.
From the nytimes.com
Remove from the pot with a skimmer or a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.
From the nytimes.com
The effluent from the skimmer did not, nor will the effluent from this skimmer.
From the economist.com
Remove with a slotted spoon or wire skimmer and immediately place in the dressing.
From the latimes.com
Using a skimmer, tongs, or a slotted spoon, remove the asparagus stems and discard.
From the nytimes.com
Of course, I use the internet a lot and have now become an expert skimmer of texts.
From the guardian.co.uk
Using a wide wire-mesh skimmer, transfer the chicken to a colander to drain.
From the post-gazette.com
Another great tip is to keep the water level halfway up the skimmer opening.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
More examples
  • A rapid superficial reader
  • A cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
  • Boater: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  • Gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
  • The Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
  • Skimmer is a pop-punk band from Birmingham, who formed in 1993. They are signed to the Leeds based Crackle Records. Once described as being able to "harmonise like hamsters", they supported many of the American mid-90's pop punk bands in the UK: Mr T Experience, NOFX, Bracket, etc etc. ...
  • Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. ...
  • A boater (also basher, skimmer, cady, katie, somer, or sennit hat) is a kind of hat associated with sailing and boating.
  • An oil skimmer is a machine that separates a liquid from particles floating on it or from another liquid. A common application is removing oil floating on water. These technologies are commonly used for oil spill remediation but are also commonly found in industry. ...