noun B1 Intermediate Very common

skin

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Skin (noun) means the layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person. Example: “Put on sunscreen to protect your skin on a hot day.”

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The layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person.

"Put on sunscreen to protect your skin on a hot day."

"The baby's skin felt soft and warm after her bath."

"He fell off his bike and scraped the skin on his knee."

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

The thin outer covering of a fruit.

"Peel the skin off the banana before you eat it."

"Soak the tomatoes in hot water and the skin will slip off easily."

"These grapes have thin skin that splits when you bite them."

An animal's skin and fur, taken and used by people to make things such as clothing or furniture covers.

"The museum has a bear skin that people once used as a blanket."

"The drum was covered with a tight goat skin."

"Long ago, traders swapped wolf skins for tools and salt."

A thin solid film that forms on top 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."

"A skin formed on the custard while it cooled on the table."

"Stir the paint well to break the skin on top."

"Warm milk will grow a skin if you leave it standing."

"Do you eat the skin on custard?"

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Came into English as Middle English skyn or skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”), a nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). It partially displaced the native Old English word hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which hide derives. It is cognate with Dutch schinde (“bark”) and dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”), and also with Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”), Latin scindō (“to split, divide”) and Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “to split”).

Synonyms

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tegument baldpate pelt cutis peel baldhead hide baldy skinhead

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of skin?

"skin" (noun) means the layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person.

What is another word for skin?

Other words for "skin" include tegument, baldpate, pelt, cutis, peel, baldhead.

What are the different meanings of skin?

"skin" has 3 main meanings: 1. The layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person; 2. The thin outer covering of a fruit; 3. An animal's skin and fur, taken and used by people to make things such as clothing or furniture covers.

How do you use skin in a sentence?

Example: "Put on sunscreen to protect your skin on a hot day."

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