| Main Entry: | scoop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | utensil, tool for shovelling |
| Synonyms: | bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, spoon, trowel |
| Main Entry: | scoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig up; shovel |
| Synonyms: | bail, clear away, dig, dig out, dip, empty, excavate, gather, gouge, grub, hollow, lade, ladle, lift, pick up, remove, scrape, spade, sweep away, sweep up, take up |
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove the top part |
| Synonyms: | brush, cream, dip, get the cream, glance, graze, ladle, ream, scoop, separate, shave, top |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
| Antonyms: | pour |
| Main Entry: | lade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dip |
| Synonyms: | bail, baptize, bathe, douse, drench, duck, dunk, heap, immerse, irrigate, ladle, lave, load, lower, moisten, pitch, plunge, rinse, scoop, slop, slosh, soak, souse, splash*, steep, submerge, submerse, wash, water, wet |