SKIM THE CREAM OFF THE MILK

Meaning of SKIM THE CREAM OFF THE MILK in English

remove the cream from the top of the milk

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILK — Liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. The milk of domesticated animals is also …
Английский словарь Британика
CREAM — Yellowish part of milk , rich in butterfat, that rises to the surface naturally if milk is allowed to stand. …
Английский словарь Британика
SKIM — I. ˈskim verb ( skimmed ; skimmed ; skimming ; skims ) Etymology: Middle English skimmen, probably alteration of scumen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREAM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIM — (v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that …
Английский словарь Webster
SKIM — ( v. t. ) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIM — /skim/ , v. , skimmed, skimming , n. v.t. 1. to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILK — — milkless , adj. /milk/ , n. 1. an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAM
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIM — I. ˈskim verb ( skimmed ; skim·ming ) Etymology: Middle English skymmen, skemen, probably from Anglo-French escumer, from escume foam, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILK
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CREAM — I. ˈkrēm noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo-French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKIM — adj contraction of skimming and skimmed. 2. skim ·vi to put on the finishing coat of plaster. 3. skim ·vi …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
MILK
Webster English vocab
CREAM — vt to furnish with, or as with, cream. 2. cream ·vt to take off the best or choicest part of. …
Webster English vocab
SKIM — [skim] vb skimmed ; skim.ming [ME skymmen] vt (14c) 1 a: to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILK
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREAM — [cream] n, often attrib [ME creime, creme, fr. MF craime, cresme, fr. LL cramum, of Celt origin; akin to W …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILK — liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young for a period beginning immediately after birth. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CREAM — yellowish component of milk, rich in fat globules, that rises to the surface naturally if milk is allowed to stand; …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIM — skim BrE AmE skɪm ▷ skimmed skɪmd ▷ skimming/s ˈskɪm ɪŋ/z ▷ skims skɪmz ▶ ˌ skimmed ˈ milk, ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILK — milk BrE AmE mɪlk ▷ milked mɪlkt ▷ milking ˈmɪlk ɪŋ ▷ milks mɪlks ▶ ˌ milk ˈ chocolate BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CREAM — cream BrE AmE kriːm ▷ creamed kriːmd ▷ creaming ˈkriːm ɪŋ ▷ creams kriːmz ▶ ˌ cream ˈ cheese, ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKIM — / skɪm; NAmE / verb ( -mm- ) 1. [ vn ] skim (sth off / from) sth to remove …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILK — / mɪlk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the white liquid produced by cows, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREAM — / kriːm; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the thick pale yellowish-white fatty …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIM — skim /skɪm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle skimmed , present participle skimming ) [ Date: 1400-1500 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILK — I. milk 1 S2 W3 /mɪlk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: meolc , milc ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CREAM — I. cream 1 /kriːm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: craime , cresme , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIM — v. & n. --v. (skimmed, skimming) 1 tr. a take scum or cream or a floating layer from the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILK — n. & v. --n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CREAM — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKIM — v. & n. v. (skimmed, skimming) 1 tr. a take scum or cream or a floating layer from the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILK — n. & v. n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CREAM — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIM — v. & n. --v. (skimmed, skimming) 1. tr. a take scum or cream or a floating layer from the surface …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MILK — n. & v. --n. 1. an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CREAM — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Oxford English vocab
SKIM — ( skims, skimming, skimmed) 1. If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. Rough seas …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILK — ( milks, milking, milked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Milk is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREAM — ( creams, creaming, creamed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Cream is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIM — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES skimmed milk British English , skim milk/nonfat milk American English (= milk that has had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a water/food/milk etc container a wine/milk/beer etc bottle baby milk coconut milk condensed milk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CREAM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILK — [noun] [U] - the white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their younga glass/carton of milkskimmed milk (= …
Cambridge English vocab
MILK — n. Liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. The milk of domesticated animals is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CREAM — n. Yellowish part of milk , rich in butterfat, that rises to the surface naturally if milk is allowed to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SKIM — Synonyms and related words : avalanche, ball the jack, barrel, blink, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, browse, brush, brush …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILK — Synonyms and related words : abridge, abuse, alabaster, bed, bed down, bereave, beverage, bleed, bleed white, blood, break, bridle, broach, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CREAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SKIM — I. verb ADVERB ▪ barely ( figurative ) ▪ This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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