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Main Entry:	browse [brouz] Show IPA/braʊz/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look around; look through
Synonyms:	check over, dip into, examine cursorily, feed, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, graze, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf through, nibble*, once over lightly, pass an eye over, peruse, read, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, run through, scan, skim, skip through, survey, thumb through wander

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Main Entry:	skim
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look through cursorily
Synonyms:	browse, brush over, dip, examine, flip through, get the cream, give the once-over, glance, glance over, go once over lightly, hit the high spots, leaf through, read, read swiftly, riff, riffle, run eye over, scan, skip, thumb through, turn the pages
Notes:	peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily
Antonyms:	pour

Main Entry:	riffle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	browse
Synonyms:	check over, dip into, examine cursorily, feed, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, graze, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf, leaf through, nibble*, once over lightly, pass an eye over, peruse, read, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, run through, scan, skim, skip through, survey, thumb, thumb through wander
Notes:	a riffle (noun) is a small wave on the surface of a liquid - (verb) to thumb through or look through a book or other written material; a rifle (noun) is a firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore - (verb) to steal goods or search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

* = informal/non-formal usage
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