Definitions for skin

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IPA: /skɪn/

Skin is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in skin (ikns).

Definitions for skin

noun

1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, especially a small animal; pelt:
3. the tanned or treated pelt or hide of an animal, especially when used in apparel and accessories; leather (usually used in combination):
4. any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, or a film on liquid:
5. Jewelry. the outermost layer of a pearl. the outermost layer of a diamond as found: often different in color and refraction from the inner part of the stone.
6. Nautical. the shell or ceiling of a hull. the outer, exposed part of a furled sail.
7. Metallurgy. an outer layer of a metal piece having characteristics differing from those of the interior.
8. a container made of animal skin, used for holding liquids, especially wine.
9. Slang. condom.
10. skins, Slang. drums.
11. Slang. a swindler; cheat.
12. Slang. a skinflint.
13. Slang. a horse.
14. Slang. a dollar bill.
15. Rocketry. the outer surface of a missile or rocket.

Idioms

1. by the skin of one's teeth, Informal. by an extremely narrow margin; just barely; scarcely:
2. get under one's skin, Slang. to irritate; bother: to affect deeply; impress; penetrate:
3. have a thick skin, to be insensitive to criticism or rebuffs:
4. have a thin skin, to be extremely sensitive to criticism or rebuffs; be easily offended:
5. in / with a whole skin, without harm; unscathed; safely:
6. no skin off one's back / nose / teeth, Slang. of no interest or concern or involving no risk to one.
7. save one's skin, Informal. to avoid harm, especially to escape death:
8. skin alive, Informal. to reprimand; scold. to subdue completely, especially in a cruel or ruthless manner:
9. under the skin, in essence; fundamentally; despite appearances or differences:

adjective

1. Slang. showing or featuring nude persons, often in a sexually explicit way: presenting films, stage shows, exhibitions, etc., that feature nude persons, especially in a sexually explicit way:

verb (used with object)

1. to strip or deprive of skin; flay; peel; husk.
2. to remove or strip off (any covering, outer coating, surface layer, etc.).
3. to scrape or rub a small piece of skin from (one's hand, leg, etc.), as in falling or sliding against something:
4. to urge on, drive, or whip (a draft animal, as a mule or ox).
5. to climb or jump:
6. to cover with or as if with skin.
7. Slang. to strip of money or belongings; fleece, as in gambling.
8. Cards. to slide cards one at a time off the top of (the pack) in dealing.
9. Slang. to defeat completely:
10. Slang. to castigate; reprimand:

verb (used without object)

1. Slang. to slip off or depart hurriedly (often followed by out).

Origin of skin

1150-1200; Middle English (noun) Old Norse skinn; cognate with dialectal German Schinde skin of fruit

Examples for skin

Everyone showed lots of skin and courtship perfumed the air.

Most people, however, understood the significance of the photo immediately-- especially those who share my skin.

Their skin does not cling so closely as the skin of oranges.

If the mushrooms are found to be tough, the skin should be peeled off.

“I sense that mobile games are starting to shed their skin, getting rid of all the dead things they carry around,” he says.

Andrew Lanning was town bred and soft of skin from the work at the forge.

Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.

Cool enough to handle and then remove the skin and the roots.

The russet of oranges is caused by the bite of an insect on the skin.

The better she does,” she said, rubbing the skin around the clamps, “the heavier it gets.