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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch | |
| Synonyms: | cutis tegument | |
| Examples: | "your skin is the largest organ of your body" |
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| Related terms: | connective_tissue body_covering scalp prepuce prepuce skin_graft thick_skin investment buff hangnail dewlap animal_skin integumentary_system wrinkle epidermis sweat_gland freckle pore sebaceous_gland scab macule dermis free_nerve_ending pacinian_corpuscle whitehead blackhead liver_spot skin_cell melanin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany,zoology) the tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit | |
| Synonyms: | peel rind | |
| Related terms: | plant_tissue | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an outer surface (usually thin) | |
| Examples: | "the skin of an airplane" |
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| Related terms: | surface aircraft | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) body covering of a living animal | |
| Synonyms: | hide pelt | |
| Related terms: | body_covering | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a person's skin regarded as their life | |
| Examples: | "he tried to save his skin" |
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| Related terms: | animation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] remove the bark of a tree | |
| Synonyms: | bark | |
| Related terms: | strip | |
| 7. | [ verb ] bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of | |
| Synonyms: | scrape | |
| Examples: | "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" |
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| Related terms: | injure abrasion scratch | |
| 8. | [ verb ] strip the skin off ("pare apples") | |
| Synonyms: | peel pare | |
| Related terms: | strip peel_off flay peeler peeler parer skinner | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (food) the rind of a fruit | |
| Synonyms: | peel | |
| Related terms: | rind orange_peel lemon_peel banana_peel jacket edible_fruit | |
| 10. | [ verb ] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
| Synonyms: | clamber scramble struggle shinny sputter shin | |
| Related terms: | climb struggle | |
| 11. | [ verb ] strike against an object | |
| Synonyms: | scrape abrade stub | |
| Examples: | "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
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| Related terms: | injure | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal | |
| Related terms: | bag wineskin waterskin | |
| Similar spelling: |
skein skinny Skeen siskin Skahan skim |
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