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Skin

/skɪn/

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

📖 Definitions of "Skin"

noun
  1. 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. 2

    The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

  3. 3

    The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

  4. 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."

verb
  1. 1

    To injure the skin of.

  2. 2

    To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

  3. 3

    To high five.

  4. 4

    To apply a skin to (a computer program).

    "Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?"

noun
  1. 1

    Someone with a shaved head.

  2. 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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