skim milk

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skim milk]
- /skɪm mɪlk/
- /skɪm mɪlk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skim milk]
- /skɪm mɪlk/

Definitions of skim milk words

noun skim milk milk from which the cream has been skimmed. 1
noun skim milk low-fat milk 1
uncountable noun skim milk Skim milk is milk from which the cream has been removed. 0
noun skim milk milk from which the cream has been removed 0

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Origin of skim milk

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Skim milk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skim milk

skim milk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

skim milk usage trend in Literature

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