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Definition of 'skin'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) skin
the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible.

2.  skin
such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt:
a beaver skin.

3.  skin
the tanned or treated hide of an animal; leather (usu. used in combination):
calfskin.

4.  skin
any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind of fruit, or a film on liquid.

5.  skin
a casing, as of metal or plastic, around an object:
the skin of a computer monitor.

6.  skin
a container made of animal skin, used for holding liquids, esp. wine.

7.  skin
Slang. drums.

8.  skin
Slang. a dollar bill.

9. (v.t.) skin
to strip or deprive of skin; flay; peel; husk.

10.  skin
to remove or strip off (any covering, surface layer, etc.).

11.  skin
to scrape or rub a small piece of skin from (a part of the body), as in falling.

12.  skin
to urge on, drive, or whip (a draft animal, as a mule or ox).

13.  skin
to climb or jump:
to skin a wall with one leap.

14.  skin
to cover with or as if with skin.

15.  skin
to strip of money or belongings; fleece, as in gambling.

16. (adj.) skin
showing or featuring nude persons, often in a sexually explicit way:
a skin magazine.

17.  skin
presenting films, shows, etc., that feature nude persons, esp. in a sexually explicit way:
a notorious skin house.

18.  skin
to irritate; bother.

19.  skin
to affect deeply; impress.

Definition of 'skin'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) skin, tegument, cutis
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
"your skin is the largest organ of your body"

2. (noun) skin
an outer surface (usually thin)
"the skin of an airplane"

3. (noun) hide, pelt, skin
body covering of a living animal

4. (noun) skin
a person's skin regarded as their life
"he tried to save his skin"

5. (noun) peel, skin
the rind of a fruit or vegetable

6. (verb) skin
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal

7. (verb) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

8. (verb) skin, scrape
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

9. (verb) bark, skin
remove the bark of a tree

10. (verb) skin, peel, pare
strip the skin off
"pare apples"

Definition of 'skin'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) skin
the outer covering of the body
her beautiful dark skin; dry skin; skin cancer

2. skin
the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable; = peel
Peel the skin off the potatoes.

3. skin
an animal's skin, used to make clothing, rugs, etc.
a rabbit skin coat

Definition of 'skin'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) skin
the external membranous integument of an animal

2. (noun) skin
the hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat

3. (noun) skin
a vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1

4. (noun) skin
the bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants

5. (noun) skin
that part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole

6. (noun) skin
the covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing

7. (verb) skin
to strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal

8. (verb) skin
to cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially

9. (verb) skin
to strip of money or property; to cheat

10. (verb) skin
to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over

11. (verb) skin
to produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited

Definition of 'skin'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. skin
The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.

Translation of 'skin'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the natural outer covering of an animal or person She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.
Afrikaans: vel	Arabic: جِلْد	Bulgarian: кожа
Brazilian: pele	Czech: kůže	German: die Haut
Danish: hud	Greek: δέρμα	Spanish: piel
Estonian: nahk	Farsi: پوست	Finnish: iho
French: peau	Hebrew: עוֹר	Hindi: त्वचा
Croatian: koža	Hungarian: bőr	Indonesian: kulit
Icelandic: skinn, húð, hörund	Italian: pelle	Japanese: 皮膚
Korean: 피부	Lithuanian: oda	Latvian: āda
Malay: kulit	Dutch: huid	Norwegian: skinn, hud
Polish: skóra	Persian: پوست	Pashto: پوستكى، پوست، پوټكى: څرمن
Portuguese: pele	Romanian: piele, epidermă	Russian: кожа; шкура
Slovak: koža	Slovenian: koža	Serbian: koža
Swedish: hud, skinn	Thai: ผิวหนัง	Turkish: deri
Taiwanese: 皮膚	Ukrainian: шкіра; шкура	Urdu: کھال، جلد، چمڑی
Vietnamese: da, bì	Chinese: 皮肤
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