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Word: Skimmer
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French escumoir, from escumer ‘skim’, from escume ‘scum’
ˈskɪmə
a person or thing that skims.
Short Definition:person or thing that skims
a hydroplane, hydrofoil, hovercraft, or other vessel that has little or no displacement at speed.
Short Definition:hydroplane, hydrofoil, hovercraft, or other vessel
a close-fitting dress
Short Definition:close-fitting dress
Examples:- our collection includes wraps, skimmers, and pleated coat dresses
a flat, broad-brimmed straw hat
Short Definition:flat, broad-brimmed straw hat
Examples:- his straw skimmer
a long-winged seabird related to the terns, feeding by flying low over the water surface with its knife-like extended lower mandible immersed.
Short Definition:long-winged seabird related to terns
a broad-bodied dragonfly commonly found at ponds and swamps. It can rest for long periods on a perch, from which it darts out to grab prey.
Short Definition:darter
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