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skin definition
Overview
This page has 43 definitions of skin with English translations in 9 languages. Skin is a noun and verb. Examples of how to use skin in a sentence are shown. Also define these 48 related words and terms: body, animal, human, fruit, plant, humans, upholstery, congeal, liquid, computing, graphical user interface, appearance, layout, computer program, video game, texture map, geometry, rolling paper, skinhead, aboriginal, cultural, bare, breast, vessel, nautical, whisky, bike, high five, soccer, trick, recitation, examination, crib, memoranda, star, ski, skiing, light, glare, semblance, skinne, shine, shimmer, brightness, skyn, skina, skin, and anatomy.
English skin definition
Etymology
From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą (compare Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish ceinn, Irish scainim (“I tear, burst”), Latin scindere (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “he splits”)), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), see hide. More at shed.
Pronunciation
- enPR: skĭn, IPA(key): /skɪn/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) Audio (AU) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
skin (countable and uncountable, plural skins)
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
Body definition
Physical frame.- The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. (1 of 24 body definitions)
Animal definition
A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). (1 of 6 animal definitions)
Human definition
Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. (1 of 2 human definitions)
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
Fruit definition
In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals. (1 of 9 fruit definitions)
Plant definition
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree. (1 of 15 plant definitions)
- (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
Upholstery definition
The craft or business of upholstering furniture. (1 of 2 upholstery definitions)
- (countable) A congealed layer on the surface 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.
Congeal definition
To change from a liquid to solid state perhaps by cold (1 of 4 congeal definitions)
Liquid definition
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid. (1 of 2 liquid definitions)
- (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
Graphical User Interface definition
A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.
Appearance definition
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. (1 of 8 appearance definitions)
Layout definition
A structured arrangement of items within certain limits. (1 of 6 layout definitions)
Computer Program definition
A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a software package or suite).
- (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
Video Game definition
A type of game existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a video terminal or television screen, and controlled by a paddle, joystick, joypad, mouse, or keyboard.
Texture Map definition
A matrix of data, representing texture, added to a polygon or polyhedron in the process of texture mapping
Geometry definition
The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. (1 of 4 geometry definitions)
- (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
- Pass me a skin, mate.
Rolling Paper definition
A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like. (1 of 2 rolling paper definitions)
- (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
- (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin. [1]
Aboriginal definition
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. (1 of 3 aboriginal definitions)
Cultural definition
Pertaining to culture.
- (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- Let me see a bit of skin.
Breast definition
Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. (1 of 10 breast definitions)
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- 1843, Richard Henry Horne, Orion
- the Bacchic train,
Who brought their skins of wine, and loaded poles
That bent with mighty clusters of black grapes
- the Bacchic train,
Vessel definition
Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat. (1 of 6 vessel definitions)
- 1843, Richard Henry Horne, Orion
- (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
- (nautical) 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.
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- (slang, Ireland, Britain) person, chap
- He was a decent old skin.
Synonyms
- (outer covering of living tissue): dermis, integument, tegument
- (outer protective layer of a plant or animal): peel (of fruit or vegetable), pericarp
- (skin of an animal used by humans): hide, pelt
- (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid): film
- (subgroup of Australian Aboriginals): moiety, section, subsection
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- give some skin to
- skin in the game
- by the skin of one's teeth
- comfortable in one's own skin
- get under someone's skin
- it's no skin off my back
- jump in one's skin
- make one's skin crawl
- no skin off my nose
- shirts and skins
- skin and bone
- skin and bones
- skin cancer
- skincare
- skin care
- skin cell
- skin color
- skin colour
- skin cream
- skin disease
- skin effect
- skin flick
- skinflint
- skin flute
- skin graft
- skin job
- skin movie
- skin type
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References
Verb
skin (third-person singular simple present skins, present participle skinning, simple past and past participle skinned)
- (transitive) To injure the skin of.
- He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.
- (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
- (colloquial) To high five.
High Five definition
A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap their hands together at shoulder height or higher. (1 of 2 high five definitions)
- (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
- Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?
- (Britain, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
- 2011 January 30, Kevin Darlng, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield”, in BBC[1]:
- The Russian, sometimes out of sorts in recent weeks, was seeing plenty of the ball on the left-hand side up against Hunt, a 20-year-old right-back making his first Huddersfield start. Arshavin skinned the youngster at the first opportunity and crossed for Bendtner, who could not direct his close-range effort on target.
Soccer definition
association football
- (intransitive) To become covered with skin.
- A wound eventually skins over.
- (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
- c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iv]:
- It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
- (US, slang, archaic) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
Recitation definition
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. (1 of 4 recitation definitions)
Memoranda definition
plural of memorandum
- (slang, dated) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
Synonyms
- (injure the skin of): bark, chafe, excoriate, graze, scrape
- (remove the skin of): flay, fleece, flense, scalp
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- ^ 1994, Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, paperback →ISBN, Introduction.
Anagrams
Abinomn skin definition
Noun
skin
- star
Star definition
Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots. (1 of 11 star definitions)
Cimbrian skin definition
Etymology
From Norwegian ski + -an (infinitive suffix).
Verb
skin
- (Luserna) to ski
Ski definition
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. (1 of 2 ski definitions)
Noun
skin n
- (Luserna) skiing
Skiing definition
present participle of ski
References
- “skin” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Danish skin definition
Noun
skin n (singular definite skinnet, not used in plural form)
- light, glare
Light definition
Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. (1 of 16 light definitions)
- semblance
Semblance definition
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar. (1 of 2 semblance definitions)
Verb
skin
- imperative of skinne
Skinne definition
rail (1 of 4 skinne definitions)
Dutch skin definition
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
skin m or f (plural skins, diminutive skinnetje n)
Anagrams
Icelandic skin definition
Etymology
From skína (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
skin n (genitive singular skins, nominative plural skin)
Declension
Derived terms
Anagrams
Middle English skin definition
Noun
skin
- Alternative form of skyn
Skyn definition
sense, awareness, perception (1 of 3 skyn definitions)
Norwegian Nynorsk skin definition
Verb
skin
- inflection of skina:
Skina definition
a small plate covering a keyhole
Old Saxon skin definition
Etymology
From skīnan.
Noun
skīn n
Portuguese skin definition
Noun
skin f (plural skins)
- (computing) skin (image used as the background of a graphical user interface)
Skin definition
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. (1 of 15 skin definitions)
- (countable, video games) skin (alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game)
Swedish skin definition
Verb
skin
- imperative of skina.
Tok Pisin skin definition
Etymology
Noun
skin
- (anatomy) skin
Anatomy definition
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy. (1 of 8 anatomy definitions)
Derived terms
- skin pas (envelope)
Volapük skin definition
Noun
skin (nominative plural skins)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | skin | skins |
genitive | skina | skinas |
dative | skine | skines |
accusative | skini | skinis |
vocative 1 | o skin! | o skins! |
predicative 2 | skinu | skinus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- beraskin
- beraskinaluhät
- beraskinik
- blägaskin
- blägaskinan
- blägaskinik
- blövaskin
- blövaskinan
- blövaskinik
- braunaskin
- braunaskinan
- braunaskinik
- bubülaskin
- fitaskin
- flitaskinäd
- fukaskin
- fukaskinik
- ganaskin
- gedaskin
- gedaskinan
- gedaskinik
- goldaskin
- goldaskinan
- goldaskinik
- goldinalainaskin
- grünaskin
- grünaskinan
- grünaskinik
- hiskinan
- härminaskin
- härminaskinamäned
- härminaskinik
- jipaskin
- jipaskinik
- jipülaskin
- jipülaskinik
- jiskinan
- kapaskin
- kranaskin
- lainaskin
- largentaskin
- largentaskin
- largentaskinan
- largentaskinan
- largentaskinik
- largentaskinik
- leskin
- leskinik
- lievaskin
- mäned härminaskinik
- redaskin
- redaskinan
- redaskinik
- räkunaskin
- skinadefälot
- skinafron
- skinahogül
- skinajüd
- skinam
- skinamaläd
- skinamaläd
- skinan
- skinaplastüd
- skinaplif
- skinaskret
- skinasümik
- skinik
- skiniklinükam
- skiniklinüköl
- skinikäled
- skinil
- skinön
- svimaskinäd
- säskinam
- säskinamaneif
- säskinamasep
- säskinamasep
- säskinamöp
- säskinanadünan
- säskinanaluvab
- säskinön
- vietaskin
- vietaskinan
- vietaskinik
- yelovaskin
- yelovaskinan
- yelovaskinik