skin (sk n)n. 1. The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis. 2. An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal: a tent made of goat skins. 3. A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer: the skin of a peach; a sausage skin; the skin of an aircraft. 4. A container for liquids that is made of animal skin. 5. Music A drumhead. 6. Informal One's life or physical survival: They lied to save their skins. v. skinned, skin·ning, skins v.tr. 1. To remove skin from: skinned and gutted the rabbit. 2. To bruise, cut, or injure the skin or surface of: She skinned her knee. 3. To remove (an outer covering); peel off: skin off the thin bark. 4. To cover with or as if with skin: skin the framework of a canoe. 5. Slang To fleece; swindle. v.intr. 1. To become covered with or as if with skin: In January the pond skins over with ice. 2. To pass with little room to spare: We barely skinned by. adj. Slang Idioms: Of, relating to, or depicting pornography: skin magazines. by the skin of (one's) teeth By the smallest margin. get under (someone's) skin 1. To irritate or stimulate; provoke. 2. To preoccupy someone; become an obsession. under the skin Beneath the surface; fundamentally: enemies who are really brothers under the skin. [Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; see sek- in Indo-European roots.] skin  less adj. |   cutaway of human skin A. melanocyte B. muscle C. sebaceous gland D. hair shaft E. epidermis F. dermis G. subcutaneous tissue H. fat I. artery J. sweat gland K. hair follicle L. Pacinian corpuscle |
skin
Noun
1. the tissue forming the outer covering of the body
2. a person's complexion: sallow skin
3. any outer layer or covering: potato skin
4. a thin solid layer on the surface of a liquid: custard with a thick skin on it
5. the outer covering of a furry animal, removed and prepared for use
6. a container for liquids, made from animal skin
7. by the skin of one's teeth by a narrow margin
8. get under one's skin Informal to annoy one
9. no skin off one's nose Informal not a matter that concerns one
10. save one's skin to save one from death or harm
11. skin and bone extremely thin
12. thick or thin skin an insensitive or sensitive nature
Verb
[skinning, skinned]
1. to remove the outer covering from (fruit, vegetables, dead animals, etc)
2. to injure (a part of the body) by scraping some of the skin off: I had skinned my knuckles
3. Slang to swindle [Old English scinn]
skinless adj
| skin (skn) The outer covering of a vertebrate animal, consisting of two layers of cells, a thick inner layer (the dermis) and a thin outer layer (the epidermis). Structures such as hair, scales, or feathers are contained in the skin, as are fat cells, sweat glands, and sensory receptors. Skin provides a protective barrier against disease-causing microorganisms and against the sun's ultraviolet rays. In warm-blooded animals, it aids in temperature regulation, as by insulating against the cold. |
Skin
absence of pigmentation in the skin.
Medicine. a congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, ranging in scope from partial to total. Also albinoism. Cf. melanism. — albino, n. — albinotic, adj.
the surgical process of removing the outer layer of the skin, as for cosmetic purposes in the removal of acne scars, etc.
neuralgia of the skin.
1. the patterns of ridges of skin on the fingers and palm and the bottoms of the feet.
2. the study dealing with these patterns. — dermatoglyphic, adj.
2. the study dealing with these patterns. — dermatoglyphic, adj.
Medicine. a condition in which lightly touching or scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks. Also dermatographia, dermographia, dermographism. — dermatographic, adj.
Anatomy. a description of the skin. — dermatographic, adj.
the branch of medicine that studies the skin and its diseases. — dermatologist, n. — dermatological, adj.
an abnormal fear of skin disease. Also dermatosiophobia, dermatopathophobia.
any form of plastic surgery of the skin, as skin grafts.
dermatographism.
the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.
a darkening of the skin caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation.
abnormal thickening of the skin. Cf. pachymenia. — pachydermic, adj.
thickening of the skin or of a membrane. Cf. pachydermia. — pachymenic, adj.
a mania for picking at growths.
the treatment of disease, especially diseases of the skin, with light rays. — phototherapeutic, adj.
the state or quality of being wrinkled, as the skin. — rugose, adj.
a person with light-colored hair and fair complexion. — xantho-chroid, xanthochroous, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  skin - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism thick skin - skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) body covering - any covering for the body or a body part pressure point - an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu" skin graft - a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn buff - bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff" dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck skin cell - any of the cells making up the skin macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases liver spot - a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal scab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration integumentary system - the skin and its appendages free nerve ending - microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor Pacinian corpuscle - a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals scalp - the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" cuticle - the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail agnail, hangnail - a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected crinkle, wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers |
| 2. |  skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"aircraft - a vehicle that can fly surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | |
| 3. | skin - body covering of a living animal body covering - any covering for the body or a body part | |
| 4. | skin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" | |
| 5. | skin - the rind of a fruit or vegetable rind - the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh jacket - the outer skin of a potato banana peel, banana skin - the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" lemon peel, lemon rind - the rind of a lemon orange peel, orange rind - the rind of an orange | |
| 6. | skin - a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" water skin, waterskin - a container of skin for holding water wineskin - an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine | |
| Verb | 1. | skin - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling climb - move with difficulty, by grasping |
| 2. | skin - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" | |
| 3. | skin - remove the bark of a tree strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" | |
| 4. | skin - strip the skin off; "pare apples" peel off - peel off the outer layer of something strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" flay - strip the skin off |
skin
noun 1. complexion, colouring, skin tone
verb 6. scrape, graze, bark, flay, excoriate, abrade by the skin of one's teeth narrowly, only just, by a whisker (informal) by a narrow margin, by a hair's-breadth get under your skin (Informal) annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal) needle (informal) nettle, irk, grate on, get on your nerves (informal) get in your hair (informal) rub you up the wrong way, hack you off (informal)
Translations
skin [skɪn] n (gen) → piel f (= complexion); cutis m [of fruit, vegetable] → piel f; cáscara (= crust) (on pudding, paint) → nata
vt [+ fruit etc] → pelar [+ animal]; despellejar;
n skin [skin]
1 the natural outer covering of an animal or person She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin. vel جِلْد кожа kůže hud die Haut δέρμα piel nahk پوست iho, nahka peau עוֹר त्वचा koža bőr kulit skinn, húð, hörund pelle 皮膚 (동물의) 가죽, 피부, 살갗 oda āda kulit huid skinn, hud skóra pele piele, epidermă кожа; шкура koža koža koža hud, skinn ผิวหนัง deri 皮膚 шкіра; шкура کھال، جلد، چمڑی da, bì 皮肤
2 a thin outer layer, as on a fruit a banana-skin; onion-skins. skil قِشْرَه кора slupka skræl; -skræl die Schale φλούδα piel, cáscara koor لايه kuori peau קְלִיפָּה परत ljuska, ljupina héj kulit hÿði pelle, buccia, scorza 皮 (과일 등의) 껍질 odelė miza kulit schil skinn, skall, skrell skórka casca pieliţă, coajă кожура, кожица šupka lupina kora skal เปลือก kabuk （植物、果子等）外皮，殼 лушпиння; шкірка کسی چیز کی اوپری جلد vỏ （植物、果子等）外皮，壳
3 a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid Boiled milk often has a skin on it. skil طَبَقَه رَقيقَه коричка povlak, škraloup skind die Haut πέτσα película kile, nahk رويه kalvo peau קְרוּם झिल्ली या पपड़ी površina, kožica „bőr” (tejen) selaput skán pellicola 膜 (액체 표면에 생기는) 엷은 막 plėvelė plēve selaput vel snerk, hinne kożuch película caimac плёнка, пенка kož(k)a koža kajmak hinna, skinn ฝ้าที่อยู่ลอยบนผิวของเหลว kabuk, kaymak 奶皮 оболонка; плівка کسی سیال کی سطح پر پتلی تہ lớp vỏ, lớp phủ 奶皮
v – past tense, past participle skinned –
to remove the skin from He skinned and cooked the rabbit. afslag يَسْلَخ дера stáhnout kůži flå enthäuten γδέρνω despellejar, desollar nülgima پوست كندن nylkeä écorcher, éplucher לִפשוֹט עוֹר चमड़ा उतारना, छिलका हटाना oderati (kožu), oguliti (meg)nyúz menguliti flá scuoiare, spellare 皮をはぐ ...의 가죽을 벗기다 nudirti odą nodīrāt/novilkt ādu menguliti villen flå; skrelle obdzierać/obierać ze skóry esfolar a jupui снимать кожу, шкуру stiahnuť kožu odreti oguliti flå ถลกหนัง derisini/kabuğunu soymak 剝皮 здирати шкіру, шкірку کھال اتارنا lột da, bóc vỏ 剥皮
n skin-diving
diving and swimming under water with simple equipment (a mask, flippers etc). vryduik سِباحَةٌ تَحت الماء باسْتِعمال جِهاز تَنَفُّس плаване под вода potápění dykning das Sporttauchen υποβρύχια κολύμβηση buceo, submarinismo sportsukeldumine غواصي urheilusukellus plongée sous-marine צְלִילָה किसी तैराक वस्त्र के बिना पानी के अन्दर तैरना ronjenje bez ronilačke opreme könnyűbúvársport menyelam sundköfun pesca subacquea, nuoto subacqueo スキンダイビング 스킨 다이빙 nardymas su plaukmenimis niršana ar akvalangu menyelam snorkelen dykking nurkowanie pesca submarina scufundare submarină подводное плавание potápanie športno potapljanje ronjenje bez opreme sportdykning การดำน้ำโดยไม่สวมชุดดำน้ำ âletsiz dalma 赤身潛水 підводне плавання з аквалангом بنیادی ساز و سامان کے ساتھ پانی میں غوطہ خوری کرنا môn lặn trần 赤身潜水
n skin flick
a pornographic film. velfliek, pornofilm فلم إباحي порнографски филм pornografický film pornografisk film der Pornostreifen πορνοταινία película porno pornofilm فيلم سكسي film pornographique סֶרֶט פּוֹרנוֹגרָאפִי अश्लील फिल्म pornić (film) pornófilm film porno film porno ポルノ映画 pornografinis filmas pornogrāfiska filma filem porno pornofilm pornofilm film porno порнографический фильм; порнушка erotický, alebo pornografický film pornografski film pornografski film porrfilm, p-rulle หนังลามก açık-saçık film 裸体色情影片 порнографічний фільм عریاں، فحش فلم phim con heo 裸体色情影片
adj skin-ˈtight
fitting as tightly as one's skin skin-tight jeans; Her new sweater is skin-tight. nousluitend لُصوق، مُلْتَصِق بالجِسْم много тесен těsný kropsnær; stramtsiddende hauteng κολλητός estrecho, muy ajustado liibuv, nahka mööda لباس تنگ ihonmyötäinen collant צָמוּד बेहद चुस्त jako uzak, pripijen testhez álló sangat ketat níðþröngur attillato ぴったり合った (옷이) 몸에 꼭 끼는 aptemptas, prigludęs cieši pieguļošs; apspīlēts sangat ketat nauwsluitend ettersittende obcisły colante colant облегающий, в обтяжку tesný, obtiahnutý tesno se prilegajoč pripijen tätt åtsittande, snäv, supertajt (เสื้อผ้า) ซึ่งใส่รัดตัว çok dar, vücuda yapışık 緊貼身的 такий, що сидить в обтяжку بہت چست یا تنگ لباس bó sát vào người 紧贴身的
by the skin of one's teeth
very narrowly; only just We escaped by the skin of our teeth. nouliks, net-net بِصُعوبَةٍ شَديدَه едва-едва o vlásek på et hængende hår mit knapper Not παρά τρίχα por los pelos üle noatera در دم آخر nipin napin de justesse בְּעוֹר וַשֵׁן बाल बाल बचना jedva jedvice, za dlaku izmaći csak egy hajszálon múlt nyaris með naumindum (per un pelo/soffio/capello) かろうじて 가까스로, 간신히 per plauką par mata tiesu; tik tikko sangat terhad op het nippertje med nød og neppe o mały włos por uma unha negra ca prin urechile acului едва, еле-еле o vlások za las za dlaku med nöd och näppe เพียงแค่ kılpayı, darı darına 好不容易才... ледве بہت ہی کم فرق سے chỉ vừa mới 好不容易才...
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