--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 52 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/52/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 52 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who rides a skateboard, a short board on four small wheels, often doing tricks.[↗](../../skateboarder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The skateboarder jumped over the low wall.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Skateboarders practise in the park after school.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a helmet if you want to be a skateboarder.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The youngest skateboarder at the Olympics was only 12.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A skateboarder zoomed past us down the hill.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The skateboarder fell, got up and tried the trick again.[↗](../../skateboarder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **skater** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A skater is a person who moves on skates: ice skates, roller skates or inline skates.[↗](../../skater/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who rides a skateboard (a skateboarder).[↗](../../skater/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The skater spun round on the ice.[↗](../../skater/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Skaters must wear helmets at the skate park.[↗](../../skater/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a fast speed skater.[↗](../../skater/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The skaters held hands as they went round the rink.[↗](../../skater/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is a skater and practises tricks every day.[↗](../../skater/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice was too thin for skaters.[↗](../../skater/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **skedaddle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, playful) To skedaddle is to run away quickly, often because you are frightened or caught.[↗](../../skedaddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To leave a place in a hurry.[↗](../../skedaddle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* When the farmer shouted, the boys skedaddled over the fence.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Skedaddle\![↗](../../skedaddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Your dinner's getting cold,» said Mum.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mice skedaddled when the cat came in.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We'd better skedaddle before the rain starts.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels skedaddled when Badger burst into the hall.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief skedaddled with the cake.[↗](../../skedaddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **skeletal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Skeletal means to do with the skeleton, the frame of bones inside a body: the skeletal system.[↗](../../skeletal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Skeletal can describe a person or animal that is very, very thin, so their bones show.[↗](../../skeletal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Skeletal can mean only the most basic parts, with little else: a skeletal plan, a skeletal staff.[↗](../../skeletal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The skeletal system protects our heart and lungs.[↗](../../skeletal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Skeletal muscles help us run and jump.[↗](../../skeletal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists found the skeletal remains of a dinosaur.[↗](../../skeletal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A skeletal hand reached out of the grave in the spooky story.[↗](../../skeletal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rescued dog was skeletal and needed food.[↗](../../skeletal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Over the holidays the school had only a skeletal staff.[↗](../../skeletal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our first plan was just a skeletal outline.[↗](../../skeletal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **skeleton** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The frame of bones that supports and protects the body of a human or an animal.[↗](../../skeleton/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A model or picture of these bones, often used in science lessons or at Halloween.[↗](../../skeleton/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The main frame or structure of something, like a building or a story plan.[↗](../../skeleton/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Skeleton staff / crew: the smallest number of people needed to keep something running.[↗](../../skeleton/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A skeleton in the cupboard/closet: an embarrassing secret.[↗](../../skeleton/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A skeleton can also mean a person who is extremely thin.[↗](../../skeleton/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The skeleton protects our heart and brain.[↗](../../skeleton/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An adult human skeleton has 206 bones.[↗](../../skeleton/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Insects have a skeleton on the outside called an exoskeleton.[↗](../../skeleton/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum.[↗](../../skeleton/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Your skeleton and muscles work together so you can move.[↗](../../skeleton/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a plan — a skeleton of our story — before writing.[↗](../../skeleton/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.[↗](../../skeleton/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Over the holidays the office runs with a skeleton staff.[↗](../../skeleton/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Till thy skin shrivels up and thou art a skeleton\![↗](../../skeleton/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **sketch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A quick drawing that shows the main shapes without much detail.[↗](../../sketch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A short, funny scene in a comedy show or school play.[↗](../../sketch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A short description of something with only the main points.[↗](../../sketch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To draw quickly, or to describe in a few words.[↗](../../sketch/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (slang, US) Sketchy means dodgy, unsafe or suspicious.[↗](../../sketch/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I made a quick sketch of the tree before painting it.[↗](../../sketch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sketch the leaf and label its parts.[↗](../../sketch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our group acted a funny sketch about a lost dog.[↗](../../sketch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She sketched out her plan for the treehouse.[↗](../../sketch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your sketchbook in your bag.[↗](../../sketch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That website looks sketchy, so don't type your password.[↗](../../sketch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher gave a short sketch of the Romans' life.[↗](../../sketch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.[↗](../../sketch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sketchbook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A book of plain, often thick, paper for drawing sketches and quick pictures.[↗](../../sketchbook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A collection of a person's sketches or quick notes.[↗](../../sketchbook/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I drew our cat in my sketchbook.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring your sketchbooks to the art lesson.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her sketchbook is full of drawings of birds.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Leonardo da Vinci filled his notebooks with sketches.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher asked us to glue leaf rubbings into our sketchbooks.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I take a small sketchbook on holiday.[↗](../../sketchbook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **sketchy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not complete or detailed; giving only the main points.[↗](../../sketchy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Drawn or done quickly and roughly, like a sketch.[↗](../../sketchy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, slang) Seeming a bit dodgy, untrustworthy or unsafe.[↗](../../sketchy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My memory of the trip is a bit sketchy.[↗](../../sketchy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The report was too sketchy; add more detail.[↗](../../sketchy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her drawing was sketchy, just a few quick lines.[↗](../../sketchy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) That website looks sketchy — don't click it.[↗](../../sketchy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) The guy selling cheap phones seemed sketchy.[↗](../../sketchy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We only have sketchy information about the storm.[↗](../../sketchy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) The bridge looked really sketchy, so we didn't cross it.[↗](../../sketchy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ski** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ski is one of a pair of long narrow flat boards fixed to boots for sliding over snow.[↗](../../ski/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ski means to move over snow on skis.[↗](../../ski/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went skiing in the mountains.[↗](../../ski/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I fell over on my skis.[↗](../../ski/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She skis faster than her dad.[↗](../../ski/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ski lift took us to the top.[↗](../../ski/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a helmet when you ski.[↗](../../ski/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He learned to water ski on the lake.[↗](../../ski/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your skis on the rack.[↗](../../ski/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **skid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To skid is to slide sideways or forwards out of control, especially on ice, water or a smooth surface.[↗](../../skid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A skid is a sliding movement like that.[↗](../../skid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (often skids) Skids are strips of wood or metal under a heavy load or helicopter, used to slide or rest it on.[↗](../../skid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) On the skids means going badly, heading for failure.[↗](../../skid/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car skidded on the icy road.[↗](../../skid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I skidded on the wet floor and nearly fell.[↗](../../skid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike went into a skid on the gravel.[↗](../../skid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cyclist skidded to a halt at the red light.[↗](../../skid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tyres with deep treads help stop skids.[↗](../../skid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The helicopter landed on its metal skids.[↗](../../skid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) His football team has been on the skids all season.[↗](../../skid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **skier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A skier is a person who moves over snow on skis, for sport or for fun.[↗](../../skier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The skier raced down the mountain.[↗](../../skier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a fast skier.[↗](../../skier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Skiers should wear helmets.[↗](../../skier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the skiers from the chairlift.[↗](../../skier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother is a beginner skier.[↗](../../skier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A cross-country skier glides over flat snow.[↗](../../skier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **skilful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Skilful means very good at doing something because of practice and ability.[↗](../../skilful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something done in a skilful way is done with great skill.[↗](../../skilful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is a skilful footballer who can dribble past anyone.[↗](../../skilful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The skilful potter made a perfect bowl.[↗](../../skilful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It took skilful hands to fix the old clock.[↗](../../skilful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a skilful liar, but he got caught in the end.[↗](../../skilful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The skilful pilot landed the plane in the storm.[↗](../../skilful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · With practice you can become a skilful juggler.[↗](../../skilful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She made a skilful drawing of a horse.[↗](../../skilful/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The game was set then, and her play was so skilful that Art was hard put to counter her moves.[↗](../../skilful/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.31.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.35.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.[↗](../../skilful/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.35.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, even Huram my master craftsman, (Writings 2CH.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises in a skilful song.[↗](../../skilful/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.47.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song; he was master in the song, because he was skilful.[↗](../../skilful/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.15.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilful/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **skilfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well.[↗](../../skilfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She skilfully dribbled past three defenders.[↗](../../skilfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The surgeon skilfully repaired the broken bone.[↗](../../skilfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baker skilfully decorated the cake.[↗](../../skilfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He skilfully changed the subject when we asked about the broken window.[↗](../../skilfully/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is skilfully written, with a twist at the end.[↗](../../skilfully/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot skilfully landed the plane in the wind.[↗](../../skilfully/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the tunic, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod.[↗](../../skilfully/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilfully/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.[↗](../../skilfully/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilfully/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the skilfully woven band, which is upon it, wherewith to gird it on, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.[↗](../../skilfully/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilfully/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.[↗](../../skilfully/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.33.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skilfully/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **skill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A skill is something you can do well because you have learned and practised it.[↗](../../skill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Skill is the ability to do something well.[↗](../../skill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Reading is an important skill.[↗](../../skill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She showed great skill on the football pitch.[↗](../../skill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming is a life skill everyone should learn.[↗](../../skill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Practice will improve your skills.[↗](../../skill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It takes skill to juggle three balls.[↗](../../skill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned first aid skills at school.[↗](../../skill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chess needs patience and skill.[↗](../../skill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He showed so much skill that his grandfather was de-light-ed.[↗](../../skill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation; (Torah NUM.31.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skill/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly unto all the Levites that were well skilled in the service of the LORD.[↗](../../skill/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.30.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skill/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman.[↗](../../skill/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.7.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skill/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.[↗](../../skill/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.1.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../skill/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **skillful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Skillful means very good at doing something with the hands or the mind, because you have practised or have a gift for it.[↗](../../skillful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Skillful can describe a clever person who can find a way out of trouble.[↗](../../skillful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is a skillful painter.[↗](../../skillful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The skillful fisher caught more fish than anyone.[↗](../../skillful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You must be skillful to thread a needle this small.[↗](../../skillful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum is skillful at baking bread.[↗](../../skillful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **skillfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows skill; doing a task well, with care and talent.[↗](../../skillfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She cut the rope skillfully.[↗](../../skillfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef chopped the onions skillfully.[↗](../../skillfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He steered the boat skillfully between the rocks.[↗](../../skillfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The girl skillfully mended the torn kite.[↗](../../skillfully/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **skim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To skim a text is to read it quickly to get the main idea, without reading every word.[↗](../../skim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To skim is to move quickly just over the top of something, like a bird skimming the water.[↗](../../skim/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To skim a liquid is to take off the thin layer floating on top, like cream from milk.[↗](../../skim/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To skim a flat stone is to throw it so it bounces across water.[↗](../../skim/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Skim can also describe milk that has had its fat taken out.[↗](../../skim/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Skim the page first to see what it is about.[↗](../../skim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The swallow skimmed low over the pond.[↗](../../skim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad skimmed the fat off the soup.[↗](../../skim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you skim a stone so it bounces five times?[↗](../../skim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I only skimmed the article, so I missed the details.[↗](../../skim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The boat skimmed across the waves.[↗](../../skim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Skim the chapter, then read the questions.[↗](../../skim/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘A can of fresh milk, then,’ said the students; ‘but it must not be skim.’[↗](../../skim/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **skimmed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Skimmed is the past of skim: read quickly, moved just over the top of something, or took the top layer off.[↗](../../skimmed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective, skimmed milk is milk with most of the fat (cream) taken off.[↗](../../skimmed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She skimmed the book and then chose it from the library.[↗](../../skimmed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The stone skimmed across the water four times.[↗](../../skimmed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A gull skimmed the waves looking for fish.[↗](../../skimmed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I like skimmed milk on my cereal.[↗](../../skimmed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He skimmed the menu and ordered pizza.[↗](../../skimmed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum skimmed the foam off the jam.[↗](../../skimmed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The plane skimmed the tops of the trees.[↗](../../skimmed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A few bats skimmed his nose now and again and scared him half to death.[↗](../../skimmed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **skimmer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flat spoon or ladle with holes, used to lift things off the top of a liquid, like foam from soup.[↗](../../skimmer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A seabird that flies low and skims fish from the water's surface with its long lower beak.[↗](../../skimmer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A person or thing that skims, such as a stone that skips over water or a reader who reads quickly.[↗](../../skimmer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A device that removes oil, leaves or dirt from the surface of water, for example in a pool or after an oil spill.[↗](../../skimmer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (crime) A hidden device criminals fit to cash machines to steal card details.[↗](../../skimmer/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma used a skimmer to take the foam off the jam.[↗](../../skimmer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pool skimmer catches leaves before they sink.[↗](../../skimmer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A black skimmer flew low over the waves.[↗](../../skimmer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ships used skimmers to clean up the oil spill.[↗](../../skimmer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum checks the cash machine for skimmers.[↗](../../skimmer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That flat stone is a great skimmer — it bounced five times\![↗](../../skimmer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Catskin told the cook how much she would like to go to the ball, the cook called her "a dirty slut," and broke the skimmer across her head.[↗](../../skimmer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … 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