different between skim vs kiss
skim
English
Etymology
From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *sk?m (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *sk?maz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sk?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Verb
skim (third-person singular simple present skims, present participle skimming, simple past and past participle skimmed)
- (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- 1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table
- Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the ocean.
- 1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table
- To hasten along with superficial attention.
- They skim over a science in a very night superficial survey.
- To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
- (intransitive) To ricochet.
- (transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
- (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
- To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- 2006, Herbert Snyder, Small Change, Big Problems (page 48)
- Obviously, the longer cash sits around before being recorded, the more likely it is that a skimming fraud will occur.
- 2009, Tracy L. Coenen, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide (page 109)
- […] take this money without entering anything into the record-keeping system, thereby accomplishing a theft by skimming.
- 2006, Herbert Snyder, Small Change, Big Problems (page 48)
- To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- (intransitive) To become coated over.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
skim (not comparable)
- (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
Derived terms
- skim milk
Translations
Noun
skim (countable and uncountable, plural skims)
- A cursory reading, skipping the details.
- 2012, John Friend, Allen Hickling, Planning Under Pressure (page xxii)
- For a first quick appreciation of the approach, we recommend a fast reading of Chapter 1, then a skim through the figures of the next two chapters — glancing at the definitions of key concepts that appear below the figures in Chapters 2 and 3.
- 2012, John Friend, Allen Hickling, Planning Under Pressure (page xxii)
- (informal) Skim milk.
- 2010, Gary G. Kindley, Growing Older Without Fear: The Nine Qualities of Successful Aging
- Two percent milk has only a fraction less fat than whole milk, so unless you are feeding a child or someone whose diet requires whole milk, skim is best.
- 2010, Gary G. Kindley, Growing Older Without Fear: The Nine Qualities of Successful Aging
- The act of skimming.
- 1969, Newsweek (volume 74, page 75)
- Then you could jump 150 years and enjoy a skim across the Solent in Britain's remarkable Hovercraft.
- 1969, Newsweek (volume 74, page 75)
- That which is skimmed off.
- Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- 1989, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at Federally Funded Wastewater Treatment Construction Projects (volume 4)
- This potential is further increased by the ease of passing on the costs of corruption and racketeering to consumers; a skim of only one percent of a construction project can amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.
- 1989, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at Federally Funded Wastewater Treatment Construction Projects (volume 4)
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: skim
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch schim, from Middle Dutch schim, schem, from Old Dutch *skim, *skimo, from Proto-Germanic *skimaz, *skimô (“shine; light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sk?m/
Noun
skim (plural skimme)
- A shade, a shadow, a spectre.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English skim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s(?)k?m/
Noun
skim (first-person possessive skimku, second-person possessive skimmu, third-person possessive skimnya)
- Skim milk.
Malay
Etymology
From English scheme.
Noun
skim (plural skim-skim, informal 1st possessive skimku, impolite 2nd possessive skimmu, 3rd possessive skimnya)
- scheme.
Alternative forms
- skema (Indonesia)
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kiss
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?s, IPA(key): /k?s/, [k??s]
- Rhymes: -?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijan? (“to kiss”), cognates include Danish kysse, Dutch kussen, German küssen, Icelandic kyssa,Norwegian kysseand Swedish kyssa. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ku, *kus (probably imitative), with cognates including Ancient Greek ????? (kúss?), poetic form of ???? (kús?, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).
Verb
kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed)
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene 2
- I'll kiss thy foot. I'll swear myself thy subject.
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene 2
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- 1870, Alfred Tennyson, The Window
- Rose, rose and clematis, / Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.
- 1870, Alfred Tennyson, The Window
- (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- (transitive, archaic) To treat with fondness.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:kiss
Derived terms
- bekiss
- kissing
- kissle
- kissy
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
Noun
kiss (plural kisses)
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth, conjunction.
Synonyms
- (touch with the lips): See Thesaurus:buss
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- x
- xo
- xoxo
- xoxoxo
- xxx
Anagrams
- KSIs, Sisk, skis
Middle English
Verb
kiss
- Alternative form of kissen
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?s/
Etymology
Partly imitative, partly an euphemism for piss (see pissa (“to pee”)).
Noun
kiss n (uncountable)
- pee, wee, tinkle, urine
Declension
Anagrams
- siks
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