skin

[Skin]

Our bodies are covered with skin, a layer of tissue that's also humans' largest organ. When you are sick and have a fever, your skin feels warm.

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The external membranous integument of an animal.

Noun
body covering of a living animal

Noun
an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"

Noun
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal

Noun
a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

Noun
the rind of a fruit or vegetable

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Noun
a person''s skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

Noun
the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)

Verb
strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"

Verb
strip the skin off; "pare apples"

Verb
remove the bark of a tree

Verb
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

Verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling


n.
The external membranous integument of an animal.

n.
The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

n.
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.

n.
The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

n.
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

n.
The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

v. t.
To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

v. t.
To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

v. t.
To strip of money or property; to cheat.

v. i.
To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

v. i.
To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.


Skin

Skin , n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS. scinn, G. schined to skin.] 1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal. &hand; In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells which are constantly growing and multiplying in the deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial, layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis, cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of connective tissue. 2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. 3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. "Skins of wine." Tennyson. 4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. 5. (Naut.) (a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. Totten. (b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing. Skin friction, Skin resistance (Naut.), the friction, or resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel. -- Skin graft (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the process of grafting. See Graft, v. t., 2. -- Skin moth (Zo'94l.), any insect which destroys the prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of Dermestes and Anthrenus. -- Skin of the teeth, nothing, or next to nothing; the least possible hold or advantage. Job xix. 20. -- Skin wool, wool taken from dead sheep.

Skin

Skin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skinned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skinning.] 1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal. 2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]

Skin

Skin, v. i. 1. To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited. [College Cant, U.S.]

The external membranous integument of an animal.

To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

Beauty, to me is about being comfortable in your own skin.

Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.

All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep.

Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.

Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.

I feel good in my own skin because I've accepted the fact that I'm me. That's what's so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybody's different.

African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

'Teen Moms!' I started watching them like the first two seasons, and I stopped. I stopped because they are too young. I feel sorry for them. And I didn't watch that show 'Hoarders.' That thing would made my skin crawl.

I don't think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.

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