putty knife vs skimmer

putty knife

noun
  • A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions. 

  • A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks. 

skimmer

noun
  • A sieve-like, slotted spoon. 

  • 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. 

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

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

  • A surface ship. 

verb
  • To shimmer. 

  • To move quickly, to flutter. 

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