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Meaning of "skimmings" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIMMINGS

skimmings  [ˈskɪmɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIMMINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skimmings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKIMMINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skimmings in the English dictionary

The first definition of skimmings in the dictionary is material that is skimmed off a liquid. Other definition of skimmings is the froth containing concentrated ore removed during a flotation process. Skimmings is also slag, scum, or impurities removed from molten metals.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIMMINGS


combings
ˈkəʊmɪŋz
confirmings
kənˈfɜːmɪŋz
Cummings
ˈkʌmɪŋz
earnings
ˈɜːnɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
findings
ˈfaɪndɪŋz
fittings
ˈfɪtɪŋz
furnishings
ˈfɜːnɪʃɪŋz
Kings
kɪŋz
leggings
ˈlɛɡɪŋz
namings
ˈneɪmɪŋz
proceedings
prəˈsiːdɪŋz
rankings
ˈræŋkɪŋz
ratings
ˈreɪtɪŋz
savings
ˈseɪvɪŋz
Springs
sprɪŋz
strings
strɪŋz
things
θɪŋz
wings
ˈwɪŋz
Writings
ˈraɪtɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIMMINGS

skim-read
skimble-scamble
skimboard
skimboarder
skimmed
skimmed milk
skimmer
skimmia
skimming
skimmingly
skimmington
skimo
skimobile
skimp
skimpier
skimpiest
skimpily
skimpiness
skimpingly
skimpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIMMINGS

all the trimmings
bearings
beginnings
belongings
Colorado Springs
dealings
evenings
facings
filings
Hastings
housings
in the wings
innings
mornings
screenings
teachings
to be seeing things
trimmings
with all the trimmings
workings

Synonyms and antonyms of skimmings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skimmings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIMMINGS

Find out the translation of skimmings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skimmings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skimmings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espumas
570 millions of speakers

English

skimmings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skimmings
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكشاطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Металлургические шлаки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skimmings
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skimmings
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écumes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skimmings
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abschaum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skimmings
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스키밍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skimmings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skimmings
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skimmings
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्किमिंग्ज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sütün kaymağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiumature
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

металургійні шлаки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cruste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαφρίσματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skimmings
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avdraget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skimmings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skimmings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMMINGS»

The term «skimmings» is normally little used and occupies the 149.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMMINGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skimmings» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skimmings» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skimmings

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIMMINGS»

Discover the use of skimmings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skimmings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sorghum
By using skimmings you would be able to carry your hogs from a month to six weeks without giving them any corn at all. I made this fall a pound of pork from eight pounds of meal, and that was the result in Philadelphia, with nothing but ...
Peter Collier
2
The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
Whenever any officer of excise shall weigh the vessels, articles, and utensils of flint glass or phial glass of any particular weekly making, he and they shall also weigh the chest metal and waste glass and skimmings of that weekly making, and ...
Richard Burn, Sir George Chetwynd, 1820
3
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
is produced on such Weekly Making, forthwith put and place in such Glass and Boxes or Vessels all the Chest Metal-and Waste Glass and Skimmings Skimmings of of each particular Weekly Making of Flint Glass and Phial Gla s, gzclzfsffklsd ...
Great Britain, Sir George Kettilby Rickards, 1819
4
Statutes at Large ...: (29 v. in 32) Statutes or the United ...
is produced on such Weekly Making, forthwith put and place in such Glass and Boxes or Vessels all the Chest Metal and Waste Glass and Skimmings Skimmings of of each particular Weekly Making of Flint Glass and Phial Glass, j"^ " «!!d and ...
Great Britain, 1819
5
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
... to Time to repeat such Gauge until the Soap shall be cut up and reTimes within which Hard Soap must Do cleansed. When after a Cleanse any Foul Goods shall be left in the Copper the Soap Maker to return all the Fob and Skimmings, and ...
Great Britain, Sir George Kettilby Rickards, 1840
6
Farmers' Bulletin
Immediately after cream is separated, cool by the methods advised for milk. If only a small quantity is handled, put it into tall cylindrical cans, called "shotgun" cans, and place these in ice water. Do not mix fresh cream with previous skimmings ...
‎1958
7
Tall Betsy and Dunce Baby: South Georgia Folktales
When we'd begin to heat it, we'd get the skimmings off. Then we'd set what we called a rim on the inside and let it boil up and run over that rim. Between that rim and the rim of the kettle there would be about four to six inches. We had a little ...
Mariella Glenn Hartsfield, 2009
8
Confederate Money
They also helped pour up the syrup when it was ready. Each boiling of cane juice produced ten gallons of syrup. As cane juice is boiled to cook it down to syrup, foam, called skimmings, is formed on top of the cooking juice. These skimmings ...
Paul Varnes, 2003
9
Creative Victory: Reflections on the Process of Power from ...
SKIMMINGS-[SKIMMINGS]: Warriors know that skimmings are a tricky refinement of perception; a human construct with no parallel; the skimmings of mankind represent the further clustering of the clusters of the Eagle's emanations; mankind's ...
Tomas, 1995
10
Primary Treatment at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Glenn M. Tillman. Problem Possible cause Operator response 1 f. Temperature currents 2. Sludge washout 2a. Pump cycling from tank 2b. Flow surges 3. Short circuiting flow 4. Skimmings buildup 5. Skimmings/ scum overflow 3a. Uneven ...
Glenn M. Tillman, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIMMINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skimmings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Editorial: The Legacy of the Library
Galante stole from children when he lined his pockets with skimmings from the Queens Library. City Comptroller Scott Stringer's “Audit Report on the Financial ... «The Forum Newsgroup, Jul 15»
2
Wrexham murder trial: Witness was called to say his friend was dead
The longer it went on, the more worried he became and he and other men, Jimmy Pritchard and Sean Skimmings, went to Munkley's flat door but there was no ... «LeaderLive, Jun 15»
3
Sion Davies murder trial: Man who drove victim to 'collect drugs …
He became more worried, and returned to the flat with Jimmy Pritchard and Sean Skimmings. They knocked on Munkley's door but there was no reply. «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
4
Gas station skimming investigation wraps up
Gas station skimming investigation wraps up ... at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services wrap up investigation in gas station skimmings. «WPBF West Palm Beach, May 15»
5
Steve Lewis looks lethal... plus four other things we learned from …
FC Queens Park's Sean Skimmings is a striker to watch. He scored six for the Welsh National League Division One leaders against Caerwys on Saturday in a ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
6
Suspects wanted in string of ATM skimmings
The Southwest Texas Fusion Center and SAPD Forgery Detail are requesting your assistance in identifying these subjects seen below in connection ATM ... «KENS 5 TV, Jan 15»
7
Cook gets mix right at Ballina Public School
Four students received the Stronger-Smarter awards: Alliera James from Kindergarten, Kiesha Skimmings from Year 2, Rayisha Sines from Year 4 and ... «Northern Star, Dec 14»
8
Steven Pinker's Bad Grammar
Some skimmings from the final part of Pinker's book ran in the Guardian last month, under the provocative headline “10 'Grammar Rules' It's OK To Break ... «The New Yorker, Nov 14»
9
Football teams pay tribute to Sion Davies
“The T-shirts were Sean's idea (Sean Skimmings, a player for Caia Park FC) but we all wanted to do something in his memory.” Anthony James Munkley, 53, and ... «LeaderLive, Oct 14»
10
Made in Britain: Fashion retailers return to UK manufacturing
Sample machinist Wendy Skimmings Photograph: Rosie Hallam. Pattern puzzle: Wendy Skimmings puts together the patterns for a Karen Millen coat. 'It's like a ... «Financial Times, Aug 14»

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