What part of speech is skins?

Skins can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. skins is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of skin (infinitive).
  • 2. skins is a noun, plural of skin.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does skins mean?

Definitions

Verb

skin - strip the skin off; "pare apples"
skin - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
skin - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
skin - remove the bark of a tree

Noun

skin - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
skin - a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
skin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
skin - the rind of a fruit or vegetable
skin - body covering of a living animal

Examples of skins

#   Sentence  
1. noun They were beasts in human skins and not true men at all.
2. noun The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.
3. noun Cut 1/3 off each potato lengthwise. Scoop flesh from each potato to within about 1/8 inch of the skins. Transfer flesh to a bowl.
4. noun He skins the fish.
5. noun One of his bulls, fighting in defence of the herd, had killed a large wolf with his horns; and Dorcon threw this wolf's skin over his back, so that it completely covered him, and adjusted it in such a manner that the skins of the fore legs concealed his arms and hands, while those of the hind legs hung down to his very heels. The animal's head with its widely-extended jaws cased his own as completely as a soldier's helmet.
6. noun But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a sound of galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
7. noun And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her: and the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.
8. noun And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
9. noun I'm watching Skins.
10. noun They use other natural ingredients to deepen the authenticity of their carpets, such as walnut hulls to create deep browns, and pomegranate skins to create a beautiful bronze green.
11. noun They also use onion skins, apple, grape and mulberry leaves to create different shades of yellow.
12. noun We used goat skins to make drums.
13. noun We make good shoes from goat skins.
14. noun The lamb skins were also valuable.
15. noun Take the skins of those fruits away!
Sentence  
noun
They were beasts in human skins and not true men at all.
The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.
Cut 1/3 off each potato lengthwise. Scoop flesh from each potato to within about 1/8 inch of the skins. Transfer flesh to a bowl.
He skins the fish.
One of his bulls, fighting in defence of the herd, had killed a large wolf with his horns; and Dorcon threw this wolf's skin over his back, so that it completely covered him, and adjusted it in such a manner that the skins of the fore legs concealed his arms and hands, while those of the hind legs hung down to his very heels. The animal's head with its widely-extended jaws cased his own as completely as a soldier's helmet.
But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a sound of galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her: and the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.
And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
I'm watching Skins.
They use other natural ingredients to deepen the authenticity of their carpets, such as walnut hulls to create deep browns, and pomegranate skins to create a beautiful bronze green.
They also use onion skins, apple, grape and mulberry leaves to create different shades of yellow.
We used goat skins to make drums.
We make good shoes from goat skins.
The lamb skins were also valuable.
Take the skins of those fruits away!

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