skin

1 of 3

noun

ˈskin

often attributive

a(1)

: the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers

(2)

: a usually unmounted specimen of a vertebrate (as in a museum)

: the hide or pelt of a game or domestic animal

c(1)

: the pelt of an animal prepared for use as a trimming or in a garment compare hide entry 2

(2)

: a sheet of parchment or vellum made from a hide

(3)

: bottle sense 1b

: the external limiting tissue layer of an animal body

especially : the 2-layered covering of a vertebrate body consisting of an outer epidermis and an inner dermis

: an outer covering (such as a rind or husk) of a fruit or seed

: a membranous film or scum (as on boiling milk or drying paint)

: the life or physical well-being of a person

saved his own skin

: a sheathing or casing forming the outside surface of a structure (such as a ship or airplane)

skinless

ˈskin-ləs

adjective

skin

2 of 3

verb

skinned; skinning

transitive verb

: to strip, scrape, or rub off an outer covering (such as the skin or rind) of

: to strip or peel off

: to cut, chip, or damage the surface of

fell and skinned my knee

: to cover with or as if with skin

: to heal over with skin

: to strip of money or property : fleece

: to defeat badly

: censure, castigate

: to urge on and direct the course of (a draft animal)

intransitive verb

: to become covered with or as if with skin

: shinny

: to pass or get by with scant room to spare

skin

3 of 3

adjective

: devoted to showing nudes

skin magazines

Example Sentences

Noun the rough skin of a shark Choose makeup that matches your skin tone. These snakes shed their skins once a year. Native Americans had many uses for animal skins. His boots are made of alligator skin. Potato skin is very nutritious. Verb The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking. I skinned my knee when I fell. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Whelton added that some of the other chemicals the train carried could also cause headaches, nausea, vomiting or skin irritation. —

Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023 But the harm has not stopped: People in East Palestine and neighboring towns are suffering from respiratory issues, skin reactions, and more, while animals have been found dead. —

Tori Otten, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Softer, plumper skin is in your future thanks to Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Cream. —

Sarah Han And Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Feb. 2023 The goddess-like, golden design had an asymmetrical silhouette, skin-baring cutouts on the bodice and a flowing metallic train. —

Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 These can develop into a raft of health problems including skin infections, lung conditions such as asthma or pneumonia, bloodstream infections, ringworm, meningitis, or strains of tuberculosis. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 The implications for Social Security and Medicare, which were created by federal legislation, were unmistakable — so much so that the proposal made Republican officeholders’ skin crawl. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Everyone will be playing as Hanzo with that killer new Cupid skin. —

Kris Holt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 Melanosis in bass is one of the most common skin afflictions in any gamefish. —

Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023

Verb

Add the fillets skin side up and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. —

Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022 Not sure where to begin on your journey to better skin health and wellness? —

Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022 Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have 12 different organ chips in development, representing everything from lungs to skin. —

Alexander Gelfand, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2015 Thanks to its blendable and buildable formula that’s designed to even skin tone and blur the appearance of dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles, the concealer has accumulated a jaw-dropping 1.1 million likes at Sephora. —

Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022 Don't let the color intimidate you — our Beauty Lab pros say the sheer green hue of this e.l.f. primer helps to even skin's tone and minimize redness. —

Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 On top of those wonderful ingredients is a paracress extract derived from flowers that quickly and visibly lifts and firms skin immediately after application. —

Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2022 To address the appearance of fine lines and crow's feet, Peace Out's nourishing Retinol Eye Stick smooths skin while brightening dark circles. —

Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Dec. 2022 Take advantage of the price drop on a value size set of anti-aging peel pads from Dr. Dennis Gross that use a two-step process featuring AHAs and BHAs to even skin's tone. —

Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Oct. 2022

Adjective

Most of the sub-skin hardware comes from Fiat and English Ford parts bins. —

Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 25 Nov. 2020 Then there are the shocking statistics around breast cancer, which affects one in every eight women and is the most common non-skin cancer affecting women. —

Maria Aspan, Fortune, 30 June 2020 My colleague Emily Schultz went a few months after me and had a funky, skin contact wine. —

Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2019 The main issue with temperature drops is skin dehydration or lack of water, says ZENii Skincare founder, GP, and cosmetic doctor Johanna Ward. —

refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2018 The all-in-one formula gently removes makeup, cleanses face, and leaves skin feeling soft—with no need to even rinse. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 July 2017 Using spatula and a pair of tongs, carefully turn each fillet so skin side is up. —

Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 30 Oct. 2017 Sun Protection F.A.B.'s Skin Tint offers SPF 30, and Glossier's Perfecting Skin Tint has none. —

Sable Yong, Allure, 18 July 2017 Skin imperfections are revealed to have names—papules, pustules, milia, cysts—and to respond to certain treatments. —

Jamie Lauren Keiles, The New Yorker, 6 June 2017 See More

Kids Definition

skin

1 of 2 noun

ˈskin

: the outer layer of an animal when separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers : hide, pelt

: a sheet of parchment or fine-grained leather made from a hide

: bottle entry 1 sense 1b

: the usually tough and flexible outer layer of an animal body that in vertebrates is made up of two layers including an inner dermis and an outer epidermis

: an outer covering or surface layer

a sausage skin

apple skins

: the life or physical well-being of a person

made sure to save his skin

skinless

-ləs

adjective

skinned

ˈskind

adjective

skin

2 of 2 verb

skinned; skinning

: to strip, scrape, or rub off the skin of

skin an animal

skinned my knee

: to cover or become covered with or as if with skin

: cheat entry 1 sense 1, fleece

: to climb up or down

skin up and down a rope

: to pass or get by with little room to spare

Medical Definition

skin

1 of 2 noun

ˈskin

: the 2-layered covering of the body consisting of an outer ectodermal epidermis that is more or less cornified and penetrated by the openings of sweat and sebaceous glands and an inner mesodermal dermis that is composed largely of connective tissue and is richly supplied with blood vessels and nerves

skin

2 of 2 transitive verb

skinned; skinning

: to cut or scrape the skin of

fell and skinned his knee

单词	by the skin of one's teeth
释义	skin 1 of 3 noun ˈskin often attributive 1 a(1) : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers (2) : a usually unmounted specimen of a vertebrate (as in a museum) b : the hide or pelt of a game or domestic animal c(1) : the pelt of an animal prepared for use as a trimming or in a garment compare hide entry 2 (2) : a sheet of parchment or vellum made from a hide (3) : bottle sense 1b 2 a : the external limiting tissue layer of an animal body especially : the 2-layered covering of a vertebrate body consisting of an outer epidermis and an inner dermis b : an outer covering (such as a rind or husk) of a fruit or seed c : a membranous film or scum (as on boiling milk or drying paint) 3 : the life or physical well-being of a person saved his own skin 4 : a sheathing or casing forming the outside surface of a structure (such as a ship or airplane) skinless ˈskin-ləs adjective skin 2 of 3 verb skinned; skinning transitive verb 1 a : to strip, scrape, or rub off an outer covering (such as the skin or rind) of b : to strip or peel off c : to cut, chip, or damage the surface of fell and skinned my knee 2 a : to cover with or as if with skin b : to heal over with skin 3 a : to strip of money or property : fleece b : to defeat badly c : censure, castigate 4 : to urge on and direct the course of (a draft animal) intransitive verb 1 : to become covered with or as if with skin 2 a : shinny b : to pass or get by with scant room to spare skin 3 of 3 adjective : devoted to showing nudes skin magazines Phrases by the skin of one's teeth : by a very narrow margin under one's skin : so deeply penetrative as to irritate, stimulate, provoke thought, or otherwise excite under the skin : beneath apparent or surface differences : at heart Synonyms Noun exterior face outside shell surface veneer Verb bark flay hull husk peel shell shuck See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the rough skin of a shark Choose makeup that matches your skin tone. These snakes shed their skins once a year. Native Americans had many uses for animal skins. His boots are made of alligator skin. Potato skin is very nutritious. Verb The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking. I skinned my knee when I fell. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Whelton added that some of the other chemicals the train carried could also cause headaches, nausea, vomiting or skin irritation. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023 But the harm has not stopped: People in East Palestine and neighboring towns are suffering from respiratory issues, skin reactions, and more, while animals have been found dead. —Tori Otten, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Softer, plumper skin is in your future thanks to Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Cream. —Sarah Han And Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Feb. 2023 The goddess-like, golden design had an asymmetrical silhouette, skin-baring cutouts on the bodice and a flowing metallic train. —Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 These can develop into a raft of health problems including skin infections, lung conditions such as asthma or pneumonia, bloodstream infections, ringworm, meningitis, or strains of tuberculosis. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 The implications for Social Security and Medicare, which were created by federal legislation, were unmistakable — so much so that the proposal made Republican officeholders’ skin crawl. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Everyone will be playing as Hanzo with that killer new Cupid skin. —Kris Holt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 Melanosis in bass is one of the most common skin afflictions in any gamefish. —Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 Verb Add the fillets skin side up and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. —Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022 Not sure where to begin on your journey to better skin health and wellness? —Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022 Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have 12 different organ chips in development, representing everything from lungs to skin. —Alexander Gelfand, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2015 Thanks to its blendable and buildable formula that’s designed to even skin tone and blur the appearance of dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles, the concealer has accumulated a jaw-dropping 1.1 million likes at Sephora. —Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022 Don't let the color intimidate you — our Beauty Lab pros say the sheer green hue of this e.l.f. primer helps to even skin's tone and minimize redness. —Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 On top of those wonderful ingredients is a paracress extract derived from flowers that quickly and visibly lifts and firms skin immediately after application. —Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2022 To address the appearance of fine lines and crow's feet, Peace Out's nourishing Retinol Eye Stick smooths skin while brightening dark circles. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Dec. 2022 Take advantage of the price drop on a value size set of anti-aging peel pads from Dr. Dennis Gross that use a two-step process featuring AHAs and BHAs to even skin's tone. —Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Oct. 2022 Adjective Most of the sub-skin hardware comes from Fiat and English Ford parts bins. —Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 25 Nov. 2020 Then there are the shocking statistics around breast cancer, which affects one in every eight women and is the most common non-skin cancer affecting women. —Maria Aspan, Fortune, 30 June 2020 My colleague Emily Schultz went a few months after me and had a funky, skin contact wine. —Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2019 The main issue with temperature drops is skin dehydration or lack of water, says ZENii Skincare founder, GP, and cosmetic doctor Johanna Ward. —refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2018 The all-in-one formula gently removes makeup, cleanses face, and leaves skin feeling soft—with no need to even rinse. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 July 2017 Using spatula and a pair of tongs, carefully turn each fillet so skin side is up. —Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 30 Oct. 2017 Sun Protection F.A.B.'s Skin Tint offers SPF 30, and Glossier's Perfecting Skin Tint has none. —Sable Yong, Allure, 18 July 2017 Skin imperfections are revealed to have names—papules, pustules, milia, cysts—and to respond to certain treatments. —Jamie Lauren Keiles, The New Yorker, 6 June 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle High German schint fruit peel First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a Adjective 1933, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing skin almost jump out of one's skin by the skin of one's teeth grow a thicker skin get under someone's skin galvanic skin response make someone's skin crawl/creep make someone's skin/flesh crawl make someone's skin/flesh creep jump out of one's skin no skin off someone's nose nothing but skin and bones skin and bones skin and bone save someone's bacon/hide/neck/skin skin-deep skin-dive skin diver skin flick skin-pop skin graft skin game skin (someone) alive skin search skin tag slip on a banana skin/peel thin skin thick skin under one's skin under the skin soaked to the skin skin diving skin test See More almost jump out of one's skin by the skin of one's teeth grow a thicker skin get under someone's skin galvanic skin response make someone's skin crawl/creep make someone's skin/flesh crawl make someone's skin/flesh creep jump out of one's skin no skin off someone's nose nothing but skin and bones skin and bones skin and bone save someone's bacon/hide/neck/skin skin-deep skin-dive skin diver skin flick skin-pop skin graft skin game skin (someone) alive skin search skin tag slip on a banana skin/peel thin skin thick skin under one's skin under the skin soaked to the skin skin diving skin test See More Kids Definition skin 1 of 2 noun ˈskin 1 a : the outer layer of an animal when separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers : hide, pelt b : a sheet of parchment or fine-grained leather made from a hide c : bottle entry 1 sense 1b 2 a : the usually tough and flexible outer layer of an animal body that in vertebrates is made up of two layers including an inner dermis and an outer epidermis b : an outer covering or surface layer a sausage skin apple skins 3 : the life or physical well-being of a person made sure to save his skin skinless -ləs adjective skinned ˈskind adjective skin 2 of 2 verb skinned; skinning 1 : to strip, scrape, or rub off the skin of skin an animal skinned my knee 2 : to cover or become covered with or as if with skin 3 : cheat entry 1 sense 1, fleece 4 a : to climb up or down skin up and down a rope b : to pass or get by with little room to spare Medical Definition skin 1 of 2 noun ˈskin : the 2-layered covering of the body consisting of an outer ectodermal epidermis that is more or less cornified and penetrated by the openings of sweat and sebaceous glands and an inner mesodermal dermis that is composed largely of connective tissue and is richly supplied with blood vessels and nerves skin 2 of 2 transitive verb skinned; skinning : to cut or scrape the skin of fell and skinned his knee by the skin of one's teeth phrase as in slightly by a very small margin They won the contest by the skin of their teeth. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slightly just barely narrowly hardly somewhat scarcely almost marginally nearly minimally more or less approximately closely minutely roughly partly scantly plus or minus Antonyms & Near Antonyms well substantially significantly considerably easily quite positively vastly completely plainly fully definitely greatly unquestionably abundantly copiously generously See More
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