Skimmer vs Simmer - What's the difference?
skimmer | simmer |
A device that skims.
A person who skims.
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 several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
A ballet flat shoe.
The state or process of simmering.
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
As nouns the difference between skimmer and simmer
is that skimmer is a device that skims while simmer is the state or process of simmering.As a verb simmer is
to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.skimmer
English
(wikipedia skimmer) (Rynchops)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* black skimmer, Rynchops niger * African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris * Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollissimmer
English
Alternative forms
* simber (obsolete)Noun
(-)- The kettle was kept on the simmer .
Verb
- The soup simmered on the stove.
- Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.