Read about gum disease (gingivitis) treatment, symptoms, stages, cures, and home remedies. Gum disease symptoms and signs include loose teeth, bad breath, and swollen, red, receding, and bleeding gums.
maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence. maimed by a shark; cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg. crippled for life in an accident
skim (noun) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid there was a thin skim of oil on the water skim, skimming (adj) reading or glancing through quickly. skim, skimmed (verb) used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed yogurt made with skim milk; she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter plane, skim (verb)