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Defenition of the word skin

    • Defenition of the word skin

      • 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.
      • Strip or pull off the skin or hide of
      • remove the bark of a tree
      • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
      • body covering of a living animal
      • an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
      • a container for liquids that is made from the skin of an animal
      • a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
      • strip the skin off (fruit, for example)
      • the tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit
      • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
      • a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
      • strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot
      • a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
      • the rind of a fruit or vegetable
      • a person''s skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
      • the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
      • strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
      • strip the skin off; "pare apples"
      • an outer surface (usually thin)
      • a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
      • a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
      • a person's skin regarded as their life
      • strip the skin off
      • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

    Synonyms for the word skin

      • abrade
      • bark
      • clamber
      • cutis
      • hide
      • pare
      • peel
      • pelt
      • rind
      • scramble
      • scrape
      • shin
      • shinny
      • sputter
      • struggle
      • stub
      • tegument

    Meronymys for the word skin

      • aircraft
      • blackhead
      • comedo
      • corium
      • crease
      • crinkle
      • cuticle
      • derma
      • dermis
      • edible fruit
      • epidermis
      • freckle
      • furrow
      • integumentary system
      • line
      • liver spot
      • macula
      • macule
      • melanin
      • milium
      • pore
      • scab
      • seam
      • sebaceous gland
      • skin cell
      • sudoriferous gland
      • sweat gland
      • whitehead
      • wrinkle

    Hyponyms for the word skin

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

    Hypernyms for the word skin

      • aliveness
      • animation
      • bag
      • body covering
      • climb
      • connective tissue
      • injure
      • life
      • living
      • plant tissue
      • rind
      • strip
      • surface
      • wound

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