skin

Pronunciation: US [skɪn] UK [skɪn]

n.The skin Shell; Shell Jacket
v.Skinning; Peel and Peel; scraped (a part of the body), skin
WebSkin; skins; epidermis

Synonyms

Antonyms

face outside shell exterior surface veneer

Definitions in English

n.

1.

the outer layer of a person’ s or animal’ s body; the outer layer cut from an animal’ s body, used for making clothing and decorations; relating to or affecting your skin

2.

the outer layer of a fruit or vegetable; the thin outer layer of a sausage; a thin layer that forms on top of a liquid such as milk or soup when it becomes cold after being hot

3.

the outer layer of something, for example an airplane or boat

v.

1.

to remove the skin from an animal, fruit, or vegetable

2.

to hurt a part of your body by falling onto a rough surface in a way that causes some skin to be removed

3.

to defeat an opponent very easily

Other Forms

3sg.skins

Example Sentences

They must have built their huts of skins or wattle.
Source: S. Hood
An expert in skinning beaver.
Source: J. A. Michener

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Rearrange English Word: skin
inks kins sink
Based on skin, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ikns
c - kains
d - kinas
e - nicks
f - snick
g - dinks
h - kinds
j - kines
k - skein
l - ginks
m - kings
o - knish
p - jinks
r - kinks
s - skink
t - links
w - minks
All shorter English words within skin :
in ink ins is kin si sin ski
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : s ski skin k ki kin in
Based on skin, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: sk ki in
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English words starting with skin :
skinfuls skinhead skinkers skinking skinless skinlike skinners skinnier skinning skink skins skint skin skinful skinked skinker skinned skinner skinks skinny
English words that contain skin :
askings asking bearskin brisking buckskin buskined basking busking buskins buskin calfskin capeskin coonskin cowskins casking cowskin deerskin doeskins disking doeskin dusking foreskin foxskins frisking foxskin gaskings goatskin griskins gasking gaskins griskin gaskin huskings husking kidskins kipskins kidskin kipskin lambskin maskings moleskin masking oilskins oilskin pigskins pigskin redskins redskin risking sealskin skinfuls skinhead skinkers skinking skinless skinlike skinners skinnier skinning swanskin skink skins skint skin siskins skinful skinked skinker skinned skinner siskin skinks skinny tasking tusking tsking whisking wineskin woolskin
English words ending with skin :
bearskin buckskin buskin calfskin capeskin coonskin cowskin deerskin doeskin foreskin foxskin goatskin griskin gaskin kidskin kipskin lambskin moleskin oilskin pigskin redskin sealskin swanskin skin siskin wineskin woolskin