skin

B1
Pronunciation
/skɪn/
/skɪn/
/skɪn/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
2 Definition

The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

Example Sentences
  • 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.
5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
6 Definition

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

7 Definition

Rolling paper for cigarettes.

Example Sentences
  • Pass me a skin, mate.
8 Definition

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

9 Definition

Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

Example Sentences
  • Let me see a bit of skin.
10 Definition

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.

11 Definition

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

12 Definition

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.

13 Definition

A drink of whisky served hot.

14 Definition

Person, chap

Example Sentences
  • He was a decent old skin.
15 Definition

Someone with a shaved head.

16 Definition

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.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To injure the skin of.

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

To high five.

4 Definition

To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Example Sentences
  • Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?
5 Definition

To use tricks to go past a defender.

6 Definition

To become covered with skin.

Example Sentences
  • A wound eventually skins over.
7 Definition

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

8 Definition

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

9 Definition

To strip of money or property; to cheat.