SKIN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • body covering of a living animal
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an outer surface (usually thin)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the skin of an airplane
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a bag serving as a container for liquids
    • it is made from the skin of an animal
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a natural protective covering of the body
    • site of the sense of touch
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • your skin is the largest organ of your body
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the rind of a fruit or vegetable
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a person’’s skin regarded as their life
    Usage Example(s)
    • he tried to save his skin
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

SKIN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • strike against an object
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She stubbed her one’’s toe in the dark and now it’’s broken
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • strip the skin off
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • pare apples
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • remove the bark of a tree
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The boy skinned his knee when he fell
    Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) skin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)