skin

/skɪn/

noun

1
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
“He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.”
2
The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
3
The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
4
A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
“In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.”
5
A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
“You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.”
6
An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
7
Rolling paper for cigarettes.
“Pass me a skin, mate.”
8
A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.
9
Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
“Let me see a bit of skin.”
10
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
11
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
12
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.
13
A drink of whisky served hot.
14
Person, chap
“He was a decent old skin.”

1
To injure the skin of.
2
To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
3
To high five.
4
To apply a skin to (a computer program).
“Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?”
5
To use tricks to go past a defender.
6
To become covered with skin.
“A wound eventually skins over.”
7
To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
8
To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
9
To strip of money or property; to cheat.

1
Someone with a shaved head.
2
Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

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