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noun (plural skins) |
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1. natural layer covering body: the external protective membrane or covering of an animal's body, consisting of the dermis and epidermis and often covered in hair, fur, scales, or feathers
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2. skin on face: somebody's skin, especially on the face, in terms of its color and appearance
  Do you have oily, dry, or combination skin?
skin tone
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3. natural covering of fruit or vegetable: a relatively thin but protective layer closely surrounding the flesh of a fruit or vegetable
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4. fur or leather from dead animal: skin or a piece of skin removed from an animal's body, especially once it has been cleaned and treated to use as fur or leather
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5. solid surface layer on liquid: a thin pliant surface that forms on the top of some liquids, e.g. on hot milk left to cool
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6. tight-fitting covering: a thin tough casing or cover that fits closely around something such as a sausage to hold in, protect, or preserve the enclosed material
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7. outer covering of structure: the outer protective covering of a structure such as an aircraft
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8. small leather sack: a bag made from animal hide used to hold liquid such as wine or water
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9. comput software for editing images: a piece of software that enables the user to change the appearance of images produced by existing software without changing their function
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plural noun skins |
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music jazz drums: drums, especially in a jazz band
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verb (past and past participle skinned, present participle skin·ning, 3rd person present singular skins) |
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1. transitive verb take skin off fruit or vegetable: to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable, or from an animal or person, especially by cutting or ripping it
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2. transitive verb scrape skin: to make the skin on a part of the body red, sore, and broken, especially by falling on it or scraping it
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3. transitive verb remove outside layer of something: to strip off an outer, covering layer of something that resembles a skin
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4. intransitive verb acquire layer like skin: to become covered with a layer that resembles a skin
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5. transitive and intransitive verb comput alter software images: to change the appearance of images produced by existing software, without changing their function
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6. transitive verb crime swindle somebody: to trick somebody out of money or property
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U.S. pornographic: relating to or containing pornographic material
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| [12th century. < Old Norse skinn] |
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| skin·less adjective |
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be no skin off somebody's back to be a matter that does not harm somebody at all and therefore may be of little interest (informal)
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by the skin of your teeth by a very narrow margin, or only just (informal)
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get under somebody's skin
1. to annoy or irritate somebody
2. to make somebody feel great interest or attraction
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jump out of your skin to get a bad fright or a shock (informal)
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save somebody's skin to prevent somebody from suffering hurt, loss, or punishment by giving vital help (informal)
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