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skin

/skɪn/

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

Examples :

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

anatomy body organ biology physiology human animal organism essential

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The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

Examples :

"The orange's smooth skin protected the juicy flesh inside. "

fruit plant part essential

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

Examples :

"The leather used in the school's new chairs was made from animal skin. "

material animal wear essential

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A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

Examples :

"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."

substance food drink essential

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A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

Examples :

"You can use this skin to change how the browser looks."

computing technology appearance style essential

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An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.

Examples :

"The video game character's skin changed to a futuristic design. "

computing game technology appearance essential

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Rolling paper for cigarettes.

Examples :

"Pass me a skin, mate."

material substance essential

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A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.

Examples :

"The anthropologist studied the different skins within the Australian Aboriginal community. "

culture group human family society race tradition essential

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Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

Examples :

"Let me see a bit of skin."

body appearance anatomy sex essential

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A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.

Examples :

"The old leather skin held enough water for the thirsty hikers. "

utensil material drink essential

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

Examples :

"The skin of the sail remained taut, covering the entire area of the boat's mast when the sails were furled. "

nautical sailing part essential

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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.

Examples :

"The ship's skin was made of thick steel plates. "

nautical material structure essential

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A drink of whisky served hot.

Examples :

"My grandfather always enjoyed a skin of whisky after a long day of gardening. "

drink essential

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Examples :

"He was a decent old skin."

person human essential

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To injure the skin of.

Examples :

"The dog skinnned my new shoes with its claws. "

medicine body anatomy essential

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

Examples :

"The butcher skinned the chicken before cooking it. "

animal human action body essential

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Examples :

"The students skin each other after scoring a goal in the soccer game. "

communication action essential

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To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Examples :

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

computing technology style appearance essential

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To use tricks to go past a defender.

Examples :

"The student skillfully skinned the tricky math problem, getting past the difficult parts quickly. "

sport action essential

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To become covered with skin.

Examples :

"A wound eventually skins over."

body physiology anatomy essential

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

Examples :

"The painter skinned the canvas with a thin layer of white paint. "

body appearance essential

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

Examples :

"The student was caught skinning the answers from the textbook during the test. "

education achievement moral action essential

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To strip of money or property; to cheat.

Examples :

"The con artist skinned the elderly woman out of her life savings. "

business economy essential

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Someone with a shaved head.

Examples :

"My brother, with his shaved skin, looked very different from usual. "

appearance person style essential

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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.

Examples :

"Several skins attended the local music festival, attracting attention with their shaved heads. "

culture group society style person history essential