Skin
31skin — skin1 [ skın ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the outer layer of a person s or animal s body: She has beautiful soft skin. A dog s skin is covered with fur. Most snakes shed their skin several times a year. fair/dark/olive skin: I have fair skin… …
32skin — 1 /skIn/ noun 1 BODY (C, U) a) the natural outer layer of a human or animal body: Babies have beautifully soft skin. | amphibians with their smooth, moist skins | a skin disease | fair/dark skin: Madhur was beautiful with her thick black hair and …
33skin — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin of a flayed animal with or without the hair etc. b a material prepared from skins esp. of smaller animals (opp. HIDE(2)). 3 a person s skin with reference …
34skin — I UK [skɪn] / US noun Word forms skin : singular skin plural skins *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the outer layer of a person s or animal s body She has beautiful soft skin. Most snakes shed their skin several times a year. fair/dark/olive skin:… …
35skin — [[t]skɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ skins, skinning, skinned 1) N VAR Your skin is the natural covering of your body. His skin is clear and smooth... There are three major types of skin cancer... The only difference between us is the colour of our skins. 2) N VAR …
36skin — I n. 1) to tan a skin 2) to cast, shed, slip one s skin (the snake shed its skin) 3) chapped; coarse, rough; dark; delicate; dry; fair; fine; irritated; light; oily; sensitive; smooth; soft skin 4) human skin 5) (after sunburn) skin blisters;… …
37skin — an·ti·skin·ning; barm·skin; bear·skin; calf·skin; colt·skin; copper·skin; goat·skin; hog·skin; ox·skin; skin; skin·ful; skin·less; skin·ner; skin·nery; skin·ni·ness; skin·tle; swan·skin; skin·ner·ian; skin·kle; skin·ny; skin·ny dip; skin·ny… …
38Skin — The skin is the body s outer covering. It protects us against heat and light, injury, and infection. It regulates body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D. Weighing about 6 pounds, the skin is the body s largest organ. It is made up… …
39skin — /skɪn / (say skin) noun 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal; pelt. 3. any integumentary covering, outer coating, or surface layer,… …
40skin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flay, peel, decorticate; Slang, fleece, cheat. See divestment, stealing. n. integument, cuticle, dermis, epidermis; pelt, hide; rind; veneer, plating, lamina; parchment. See covering. II (Roget s… …
