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Skin

Noun

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1.NounThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."
2.NounThe outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
3.NounThe skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
4.NounA 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.; Do you eat the skin on custard?"
5.NounA 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.NounAn alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
"My friend likes to use a Spider-Man skin in Fortnite."
7.NounRolling paper for cigarettes.
"Pass me a skin, mate."
8.NounClipping of skinhead.
9.NounA subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
10.NounBare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
"Let me see a bit of skin."
11.NounClipping of drumskin
12.NounA vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
13.NounThat part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
14.NounThe 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.
15.NounThe outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
16.NounA drink of whisky served hot.
17.NounA person; chap.
"He was a decent old skin."
18.NounA purse.
19.NounA member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.
20.VerbTo injure the skin of.
"He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete."
21.VerbTo remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
22.VerbTo high five.
23.VerbTo apply a skin to (a computer program).
"Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?"
24.VerbTo use tricks to go past a defender.
25.VerbTo become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
"A wound eventually skins over.; Lefotver acrylic paint will often skin as it partially dries."
26.VerbTo cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
27.VerbTo produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
28.VerbTo strip of money or property; to cheat.
29.VerbTo sneak off.
30.VerbTo remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
31.VerbShort for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
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