Reading Skills

noun an act of skimming

verb to remove floating matter from (a liquid)

• The researcher decided to skim through the lengthy report to find the key findings.
• I just skimmed through the article, but I didn't see any important details.
• I'll just skim this textbook before the exam, I don't have time to read it all.
• She skimmed over the surface of the water as she glided across the lake on her skis.

noun a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters

verb to represent words using a rebus puzzle

• The teacher used a rebus to help the students understand the concept.
• I love solving rebuses in puzzle books.
• Let's play a game of rebuses, it'll be fun!
• The situation was like a rebus, difficult to decipher at first glance.