Skin — synonyms, definition

1. skin (Noun)

aspect bark case coat coating covering crust cutis epidermis exterior facade face foil fur hide hull husk integument leaf membrane • • •

skin (Noun) — A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch. ex. "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

skin (Noun) — An outer surface (usually thin). ex. "the skin of an aeroplane"

skin (Noun) — Body covering of a living animal.

skin (Noun) — A person's skin regarded as their life. ex. "he tried to save his skin"

skin (Noun) — The rind of a fruit or vegetable.

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

skin (Noun) — (computing) a collection of colour schemes, sounds, artwork, etc, used in the interface of a computer program, usually interchangeably.

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2. skin (Verb)

clamber claw cut cut off decorticate deface exfoliate flake flay graze hull husk pare peel scale score scramble scrape scratch shave • • •

skin (Verb) — Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.

skin (Verb) — Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of. ex. "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

skin (Verb) — Remove the bark of a tree.

skin (Verb) — Strip the skin off. ex. "skin apples"

climb injure strip wound flay peel off