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Definition of skin
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)
: the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
(2)
: a usually unmounted specimen of a vertebrate (as in a museum)
b
: the hide or pelt of a game or domestic animal
c(1)
: the pelt of an animal prepared for use as a trimming or in a garment — compare hide entry 2
(2)
: a sheet of parchment or vellum made from a hide
(3)
: bottle sense 1b
2a
: the external limiting tissue layer of an animal body
especially
: the 2-layered covering of a vertebrate body consisting of an outer epidermis and an inner dermis
b
: an outer covering (such as a rind or husk) of a fruit or seed
c
: a membranous film or scum (as on boiling milk or drying paint)
3
: the life or physical well-being of a person
saved his own skin
4
: a sheathing or casing forming the outside surface of a structure (such as a ship or airplane)
by the skin of one's teeth
under one's skin
under the skin
: by a very narrow margin
: so deeply penetrative as to irritate, stimulate, provoke thought, or otherwise excite
: beneath apparent or surface differences : at heart
skin
verb
skinned;
skinning
Definition of skin (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: to strip, scrape, or rub off an outer covering (such as the skin or rind) of
b
: to strip or peel off
c
: to cut, chip, or damage the surface of
fell and skinned my knee
2a
: to cover with or as if with skin
b
: to heal over with skin
4
: to urge on and direct the course of (a draft animal)
1
: to become covered with or as if with skin
2a
: shinny
b
: to pass or get by with scant room to spare
skin
adjectiveDefinition of skin (Entry 3 of 3)
: devoted to showing nudes
skin magazines
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Other Words from skin
Noun
skinless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for skin
Synonyms: Noun
exterior, face, outside, shell, surface, veneer
Synonyms: Verb
bark, flay, hull, husk, peel, shell, shuck
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of skin in a Sentence
Noun
the rough skin of a shark Choose makeup that matches your skin tone. These snakes shed their skins once a year. Native Americans had many uses for animal skins. His boots are made of alligator skin. Potato skin is very nutritious.Verb
The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking. I skinned my knee when I fell.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Ideally, the researchers wanted to fabricate something comfortable to wear that required no batteries or rigid circuits to prevent the stickers from stretching and contracting with the skin. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "This Press-On Sticker Could Someday Monitor Your Health," 19 Aug. 2019 One large white potato has nine grams of fiber (with skin), which is important for digestion and helping to lower our cholesterol. — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin farmers — and diners — dig potatoes of all types and colors," 15 Aug. 2019 When the pond is drained, a hairy wild man with rusty skin is found. — John Orr, The Mercury News, "On Stage: ‘Iron John’ takes a look at a generation coming to grips with racist past," 13 Aug. 2019 The cyanobacteria produce cyanotoxins that can be harmful when swallowed, breathed in or in contact with skin, the pollution agency wrote on its website. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "A couple took their 3 dogs to a pond. Then toxic algae killed the pets," 12 Aug. 2019 Ethnic minorities, particularly those with darker skin, already face a certain amount of prejudice in Hong Kong -- now, some feel they are being viewed with greater suspicion. — Jessie Yeung, CNN, "Hong Kong isn't just battling on the streets: There is also a war on misinformation online," 11 Aug. 2019 The tomato is an heirloom variety known for being hefty in size with yellow skin and flesh marbled with red streaks. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Corn and tomatoes: The local sweet season has started," 9 Aug. 2019 Choose eggplants with taut, glossy skin and no bruises or brown spots. — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, "Three recipes that bring out the deep flavors of eggplant," 7 Aug. 2019 In other words, the validity of this proof-of-concept paper is still in question for people with darker skin. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "Selfie-based blood pressure readings could help equalize health care—if they work on all skin types," 6 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Within the first few episodes of the show, she’s hand-skinning alligators and pulling out their insides with her raw hands as a means to feed her young while plotting her own revenge against the cult-like organization that did her dirty. — Ew Staff, EW.com, "What to Watch this weekend: More deaths and drama — get ready to binge 13 Reasons Why," 23 Aug. 2019 Place the salmon skinned side down and centered on top of the double layer of plastic wrap. — Kara Elder, Twin Cities, "There’s a world of cured fish beyond lox. Here’s what to try and how to make it.," 9 Aug. 2019 To remove the bone, place a thigh skin/skinned side down on a cutting board. — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, "Need a golden brown chicken schnitzel that’s crispy without being greasy? This is it.," 14 Aug. 2019 African Americans who are fair skinned and freckled. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Co-worker ponders being terrible about race," 24 July 2019 Many leaders are thin-skinned, but few are so publicly, transparently, unreservedly so. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "“Congratulations Again, Mr. President”: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P.," 12 July 2019