Skimmer vs. Bream
Skimmernoun
A device that skims.
Breamnoun
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
Skimmernoun
A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
Breamnoun
(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
Skimmernoun
A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
Breamnoun
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
Skimmernoun
A person who skims.
Breamnoun
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
Skimmernoun
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
Breamverb
(nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
Skimmernoun
Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
Breamnoun
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
Skimmernoun
A ballet flat shoe.
Breamnoun
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
Skimmernoun
(entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
Breamnoun
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
Skimmernoun
(naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
Breamverb
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
Skimmernoun
(naval) A surface ship.
Breamnoun
flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
Skimmernoun
(scifi) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
Breamnoun
flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
Skimmerverb
To shimmer.
Breamnoun
any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
Skimmerverb
To move quickly, to flutter.
Breamnoun
any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
Skimmernoun
One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
Breamverb
clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
Skimmernoun
Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
Bream
Bream ( (listen) ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including Abramis (e.g., A. brama, the common bream), Acanthopagrus, Argyrops, Blicca, Brama, Chilotilapia, Etelis, Lepomis, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Nemipterus, Pharyngochromis, Rhabdosargus, Scolopsis, or Serranochromis. Although species from all of these genera are called , the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them.
‘bream’;
Skimmernoun
Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
Skimmernoun
a rapid superficial reader
Skimmernoun
a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
Skimmernoun
a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
Skimmernoun
gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
