skim off

Questions about skim off

What does skim off mean?

skim off means "remove from the surface". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for skim off?

Close synonyms include skim, cream off, cream, cream off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skim off a common word?

skim off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.