Definition of skin Skin
/skɪˈn/ - [skin] - skin
We found 45 definitions of skin from 9 different sources.
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What does skin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: skins |
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| skin - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" | ||
| tegument, cutis | ||
| connective tissue tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments | ||
| body covering any covering for the body or a body part | ||
| integumentary system the skin and its appendages | ||
| investment the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | ||
| thick skin skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) | ||
| pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu" | ||
| skin graft a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn | ||
| buff an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | ||
| dewlap a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck | ||
| epidermis, cuticle the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates | ||
| skin cell any of the cells making up the skin | ||
| corium, derma, dermis the deep vascular inner layer of the skin | ||
| macule, macula a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases | ||
| freckle, lentigo a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin | ||
| liver spot a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin | ||
| milium, whitehead a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | ||
| blackhead, comedo a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin | ||
| pore any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal | ||
| scab the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion | ||
| sudoriferous gland, sweat gland any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration | ||
| free nerve ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor | ||
| pacinian corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals | ||
| foreskin, prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | ||
| foreskin, prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | ||
| scalp the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" | ||
| cuticle the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail | ||
| agnail, hangnail a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected | ||
| crinkle, furrow, crease, seam, wrinkle, line a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) | ||
| skin - a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal | ||
| bag a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" | ||
| water skin, waterskin a container of skin for holding water | ||
| skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
| surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | ||
| skin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" | ||
| skin - the rind of a fruit or vegetable | ||
| peel | ||
| rind the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) | ||
| edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh | ||
| jacket a short coat | ||
| banana peel, banana skin the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" | ||
| lemon rind, lemon peel strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar | ||
| skin - body covering of a living animal | ||
| hide, pelt | ||
| body covering any covering for the body or a body part | ||
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| skin - strip the skin off; "pare apples" | ||
| peel, pare | ||
| strip remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" | ||
| peel off take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt" | ||
| flay strip the skin off | ||
| skin - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" | ||
| scrape | ||
| wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to | ||
| skin - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | ||
| clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputter | ||
| climb improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | ||
| skin - remove the bark of a tree | ||
| bark | ||
| strip remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- skin (Noun)
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. - skin (Noun)
The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. - skin (Noun)
The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. - skin (Noun)
A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid. - skin (Noun)
A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program . - skin (Noun)
rolling Rolling paper for cigarettes. - skin (Noun)
A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin. 1994, Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University , paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, Introduction. - skin (Noun)
An alternate appearance texture map or geometry for a 3D character model in a video game . - skin (Noun)
Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts. - skin (Verb)
To injure the skin of. - skin (Verb)
To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human. - skin (Verb)
To high five . - skin (Verb)
To apply a skin to a computer program. - skin (Verb)
To use tricks to go past a defender. - skin (Verb)
To become covered with skin. - skin (Verb)
To produce, in recitation, examination, etc. , the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc. , which are prohibited.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- skin (n.)
The external membranous integument of an animal. - skin (n.)
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. - skin (n.)
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. - skin (n.)
The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. - skin (n.)
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. - skin (n.)
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. - skin (v. t.)
To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal. - skin (v. t.)
To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially. - skin (v. t.)
To strip of money or property; to cheat. - skin (v. i.)
To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. - skin (v. i.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers, the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc. It is mainly protective and sensory in function. -
skin
Strip or pull off the skin or hide of
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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skin
skin, n. the natural outer covering of an animal body: a hide: the bark or rind of plants, &c.: the inside covering of the ribs of a ship: a drink of whisky hot.—v.t. to cover with skin: to cover the surface of: to strip the skin from, to peel: to plunder, cheat: to answer an examination paper, &c., by unfair means.—v.i. to become covered with skin: to sneak off:—pr.p. skin′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. skinned.—adj. Skin′-deep, as deep as the skin only: superficial.—ns. Skin′flint, one who takes the smallest gains: a very niggardly person; Skin′ful, as much as one can hold, esp. of liquor.—adj. Skin′less, having no skin, or a very thin one.—ns. Skin′ner; Skin′niness.—adjs. Skin′ny, consisting of skin or of skin only: wanting flesh; Skin′-tight, fitting close to the skin.—n. Skin′-wool, wool pulled from the skin of a dead sheep.—By, or With, the skin of one's teeth, very narrowly; Clean skins, unbranded cattle; Save one's skin, to escape without injury. [A.S. scinn; Ice. skinn, skin, Ger. schinden, to flay.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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skin
This term is frequently used for the inside planking of a vessel, the outside being the case.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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skin
In a bad skin; out of temper, in an ill humour. Thin-skinned: touchy, peevish. -
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A purse. Frisk the skin of the stephen; empty the money out of the purse. Queer skin; an empty purse.
Wikipedia 
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Skin is the outside covering of animals. The skin of different kinds of animals is very different. Many kinds of animals have hair or fur on their skin. Birds have feathers on their skin. Most fish, and reptiles like snakes and lizards, have scales on their skin.
The skin of human beings (people) usually has very small hairs on it that are hard to see. Some people have more hair, or hair that is easier to see, and some have less. People have hair that is longer and easier to see on some parts of their bodies, such as the tops of their heads and men's beards.
The skin of animals can be made into leather. Leather is sometimes used to make shoes, bags, and balls.
Other things can be said to have "skins". People often say that fruits, such as apples and bananas, and vegetables, such as potatoes, have "skins".
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