hat vs skimmer

hat

noun
  • A hat switch. 

  • A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. 

  • A particular role or capacity that a person might fill. 

  • The lottery or draw itself. 

  • Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery. 

  • User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot. 

  • The háček symbol. 

  • The caret symbol ^. 

verb
  • To place a hat on. 

  • To appoint as cardinal. 

  • To shop for hats. 

skimmer

noun
  • A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting. 

  • 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. 

  • Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. 

  • A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner. 

  • A small, fast-moving spacecraft. 

  • A person who skims. 

  • A ballet flat shoe. 

  • A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use. 

  • A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium. 

  • Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops. 

  • A sieve-like, slotted spoon. 

  • A surface ship. 

verb
  • To shimmer. 

  • To move quickly, to flutter. 

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