skin (skɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- the tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers (the dermis and epidermis), the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc. It is mainly protective and sensory in function
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a skin disease
related adjectives See also dermis , epidermis cutaneousdermatoid
- a person's complexion ⇒
a fair skin
- any similar covering in a plant or lower animal
- any coating or film, such as one that forms on the surface of a liquid
- unsplit leather made from the outer covering of various mammals, reptiles, etc Compare hide2 (sense 1)
- the outer covering of a fur-bearing animal, dressed and finished with the hair on
- a container made from animal skin
- the outer covering surface of a vessel, rocket, etc
- a person's skin regarded as his life ⇒
to save one's skin
- (often plural) informal (in jazz or pop use) a drum
- informal short for skinhead
- slang a cigarette paper used for rolling a cannabis cigarette
- Irish slang a person; sort ⇒
he's a good old skin
- See by the skin of one's teeth
- See get under one's skin
- See jump out of one's skin
- See no skin off one's nose
- See skin and bone
- See thick skin
- See thin skin
verb
Word forms: skins, skinning, skinned
- (tr) to remove the outer covering from (fruit, etc)
- (tr) to scrape a small piece of skin from (a part of oneself) in falling, etc ⇒
he skinned his knee
- (often foll by over) to cover (something) with skin or a skinlike substance or (of something) to become covered in this way
- (tr) slang to strip of money; swindle
adjective
- relating to or for the skin ⇒
skin cream
- slang mainly US involving or depicting nudity ⇒
skin magazines
See also
skin upAlternative Forms
ˈskinless adjective ˈskinˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinnTranslations
- British English:
skin
Your skin covers your whole body.Too much sun can damage your skin.skɪn NOUN Too much sun can damage your skin.
- Spanish:
piel
nf
- French:
peau
nf
- German:
Haut
nf Häute
- Chinese: 皮肤 n
- Arabic: جِلْد n
- Portuguese: pele nf
- Russian: кожа nf
- Croatian: koža nf
- Czech: kůže nf
- Danish: hud nutr
- Dutch: huid n
- Finnish: iho n
- Greek: επιδερμίδα nf
- Italian: pelle nf
- Japanese: 皮膚 n
- Korean: 피부 n
- Norwegian: hud nm
- Polish: skóra nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: pele nf
- European Spanish:
piel
nf
- Swedish: hud nnt
- Thai: ผิวหนัง n
- Turkish: cilt n
- Vietnamese: da n
Usage examples
Her skin was flushed from the walk, her dark hair piled loosely on top of her head.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Starting out light will increase the skin 's sensitivity without causing pain.
Maxim (2004)The jeans have been impregnated with arginine, an amino acid said to keep the skin youthful.
Globe and Mail (2003)To use, rinse the lemon under running water and discard the flesh - use only the skin.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The discomfort, however, persisted and was augmented by strange things happening to his skin.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)