to skim through something

  • 11fly — vb 1 Fly, dart, float, skim, scud, shoot, sail are comparable in their extended senses when they mean to pass, or less often to cause to pass, lightly or quickly over a surface or above a surface. Fly (see also ESCAPE 1) may be used to imply… …

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  • 12Character mask — Part of a series on Marxism …

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  • 13scan — 1. verb 1) Adam scanned the horizon Syn: scrutinize, examine, study, inspect, survey, search, scour, sweep, look at, stare at, look someone/something up and down, gaze at, eye, watch; contemplate, regard, take stock of …

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  • 14glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… …

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  • 15read — 1. verb 1) Nadine and Ian were reading the paper by the fireplace Syn: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, be absorbed in; run one s eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, flick through, skim through, thumb through 2) he… …

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  • 16browse — I. verb (browsed; browsing) Etymology: Middle English brouusen, probably from Anglo French brouts Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to consume as browse b. graze 2. to look over casually …

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  • 17Jetboat — A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses a propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat into a pump jet inside… …

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  • 18Russian formalism — was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky, Yuri Tynianov, Boris Eichenbaum, Roman Jakobson,… …

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  • 19Onam — Intricately decorated Pookalam Official name Malayalam: ഓണം Observed by Malayali Hindus …

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  • 20The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events) — infobox Book | name = The End title orig = translator = image caption = author = Lemony Snicket (pen name of Daniel Handler) illustrator = Brett Helquist cover artist = Brett Helquist country = United States language = English series = A Series… …

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