SKIN

Definition:

1. [noun] a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
   Synonyms: tegument, cutis
   
   
2. [noun] the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
   Synonyms: rind, peel
   
   
3. [noun] an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
   
   
4. [noun] body covering of a living animal
   Synonyms: hide, pelt
   
   
5. [noun] a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
   
   
6. [noun] the rind of a fruit or vegetable
   Synonyms: peel
   
   
7. [noun] a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
   
   
8. [verb] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
   Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputter
   
   
9. [verb] bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
   Synonyms: scrape
   
   
10. [verb] remove the bark of a tree
    Synonyms: bark
    
    
11. [verb] strip the skin off; "pare apples"
    Synonyms: peel, pare
    
    
12. [verb] strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken"
    Synonyms: stub, scrape, abrade
    
    

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Related Words:

• peel off
• flay
• investment
• thick skin
• skin graft
• buff
• dewlap
• prepuce, foreskin
• prepuce, foreskin
• scalp
• hangnail, agnail
• jacket
• banana peel, banana skin
• lemon peel, lemon rind
• orange peel, orange rind
• waterskin, water skin
• wineskin

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