skimmer
IPA: skˈɪmɝ
noun
- A device that skims.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- A person who skims.
- Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- (naval) A surface ship.
- (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
verb
- To shimmer.
- To move quickly, to flutter.
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Examples of "skimmer" in Sentences
- Grab the other skimmer and help me.
- Sea skimmer with subsonic terminal speed.
- Thanks for your additions to protein skimmer.
- Oysters were drained on a second skimmer table.
- Removed most of the section on Downdraft skimmers.
- A skimmer for use in a throat of a melting furnace.
- A skimmer is secured to the top of a cyclone separator.
- The larvae of the Globe Skimmer, like all dragonflies, are predatory.
- The Widow Skimmer is one of the group of dragonflies known as King Skimmers.
- This was an exceptionally well-disguised skimmer, which is what makes it scary.
- It's believed a device called a skimmer was placed over the card reader at an automated gas pump.
- Here's how it works: Crooks attach an inexpensive device called a skimmer inside or onto a gas pump.
- A skimmer is a piece of equipment dragged by a ship to corral surface oil so that it can be burned or vacuumed up.
- Also known as a skimmer, the boater hat boasts a stiff brim and flat top and usually have a ribbon wrapped around them.
- This tool, called a skimmer, is great for removing meat and vegetables while letting the flavorful stock run back into the pan.
- Each matrix presents cream skimmer unit or per piece costs based on frequency of delivery and relative efficiency of the cream skimmer.
- Durkan said she didn't notice an ATM she used last month was outfitted with a credit card reader, also known as a skimmer, and a hidden camera to record the ATM keypad as she entered her PIN.
- The Secret Service learned in December that a Bank of America ATM in Saugus had been rigged with the scanner device, called a skimmer, and a pinhole camera, according to a court affidavit from a Secret Service agent.
- Another kind of shrimp net, called a skimmer, is not required to have an excluder device -- instead, the length of time the skimmers can be dragged is limited by law to give trapped turtles a chance to come up for air.
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