Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skim milk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
skim milk
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

skim milks (plural) skimmilk (alternative) skimmed milk (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

2% milk full cream milk powdered milk semi-skimmed milk soy milk whole milk

Synonyms

non-fat milk skimmed milk

Questions

What does skim milk mean?
Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.

How to pronounce skim milk

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