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skin > 12 senses
NOUN1skin, tegument, cutisA natural protective covering of the body
2skin, rind, peelThe tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
3skinAn outer surface (usually thin)
4skin, hide, peltBody covering of a living animal
5skinA person's skin regarded as their life
6skin, peelThe rind of a fruit or vegetable
7skinA bag serving as a container for liquids
VERB1skin, clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputterClimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
2skin, scrapeBruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
3skin, barkRemove the bark of a tree
4skin, peel, pareStrip the skin off
5skin, stub, scrape, abradeStrike against an object
skin > pronunciation
Soundsskih'n
RhymesAdrenalin, aflatoxin, Aiken, and 212 more rhymes in ihn at the HyperDic website...
skin > noun 1, body
MeaningA natural protective covering of the body. Site of the sense of touch.
Examples"your skin is the largest organ of your body"
Synonymstegument, cutis
Part ofintegumentary system
Partsepidermis, cuticle; skin cell; dermis, corium, derma; macule, macula; freckle, lentigo; liver spot; whitehead, milium; blackhead, comedo; pore; scab; sweat gland, sudoriferous gland; free nerve ending; Pacinian corpuscle; wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Narrowerinvestment; thick skin; skin graft; buff; dewlap; prepuce, foreskin; prepuce, foreskin; scalp; hangnail, agnail
Broaderbody covering; connective tissue
Substancesmelanin
Adjectivesmucocutaneous; endermic, endermatic; hypodermic, subcutaneous; intradermal, intradermic, intracutaneous; percutaneous, transcutaneous; cutaneous, cutaneal
Verbsskin
skin > noun 2, substance
MeaningThe tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit).
Synonymsrind, peel
Broaderplant tissue
Verbsskin
skin > noun 3, artifact
MeaningAn outer surface (usually thin).
Examples"the skin of an airplane"
Part ofaircraft
Broadersurface
skin > noun 4, animal
MeaningBody covering of a living animal.
Synonymshide, pelt
Broaderbody covering
Verbsskin
skin > noun 5, state
MeaningA person's skin regarded as their life.
Examples"he tried to save his skin"
Broaderanimation, life, living, aliveness
skin > noun 6, food
MeaningThe rind of a fruit or vegetable.
Synonymspeel
Part ofedible fruit
Narrowerjacket; banana peel, banana skin; lemon peel, lemon rind; orange peel, orange rind
Broaderrind
Verbsskin
skin > noun 7, artifact
MeaningA bag serving as a container for liquids. It is made from the skin of an animal.
Narrowerwaterskin, water skin; wineskin
Broaderbag
skin > verb 1, motion
MeaningClimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymsclamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputter
Broaderclimb
skin > verb 2, contact
MeaningBruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelDid he skin his foot?
Examples"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
Synonymsscrape
Broaderinjure, wound
Nounsskin; skin
skin > verb 3, contact
MeaningRemove the bark of a tree.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey skin the trees
Synonymsbark
Broaderstrip
Nounsskin
skin > verb 4, contact
MeaningStrip the skin off.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThe chefs skin the vegetables
Synonymspeel, pare
Narrowerpeel off; flay
Broaderstrip
Nounsskin; skinner
skin > verb 5, body
MeaningStrike against an object.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelDid he skin his foot?
Synonymsstub, scrape, abrade
Broaderinjure, wound

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