the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible.

such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt

a beaver skin.

the tanned or treated pelt or hide of an animal, esp. when used in apparel and accessories; leather (usually used in combination)

pigskin; calfskin.

any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, or a film on liquid

a skin of thin ice; the aluminum skin of an airplane.

Jewelry .

the outermost layer of a pearl.

the outermost layer of a diamond as found

often different in color and refraction from the inner part of the stone.

Nautical .

the shell or ceiling of a hull.

the outer, exposed part of a furled sail.

Metallurgy . an outer layer of a metal piece having characteristics differing from those of the interior.

a container made of animal skin, used for holding liquids, esp. wine.

Slang . condom.

skins, Slang . drums.

Slang . a swindler; cheat.

Slang . a skinflint.

Slang . a horse.

Slang . a dollar bill.

Rocketry . the outer surface of a missile or rocket.

to strip or deprive of skin; flay; peel; husk.

to remove or strip off (any covering, outer coating, surface layer, etc.).

to scrape or rub a small piece of skin from (one's hand, leg, etc.), as in falling or sliding against something

She skinned her knee.

to urge on, drive, or whip (a draft animal, as a mule or ox).

to climb or jump

He skinned the rope to the top of the wall.

to cover with or as if with skin.

Slang . to strip of money or belongings; fleece, as in gambling.

Cards . to slide cards one at a time off the top of (the pack) in dealing.

Slang . to defeat completely

skinned at the polls.

Slang . to castigate; reprimand

skinned for his disobedience.

Slang . to slip off or depart hurriedly (often followed by out ).

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Slang . showing or featuring nude persons, often in a sexually explicit way

a skin magazine.

presenting films, stage shows, exhibitions, etc., that feature nude persons, esp. in a sexually explicit way

a Times Square skin house.

by the skin of one's teeth

Informal . by an extremely narrow margin; just barely; scarcely

We made the last train by the skin of our teeth.

get under one's skin

Slang .

to irritate; bother

His laugh really gets under my skin.

to affect deeply; impress; penetrate

That sort of music always gets under my skin.

have a thick skin

to be insensitive to criticism or rebuffs

The complaint desk is a job for someone who has a thick skin.

have a thin skin

to be extremely sensitive to criticism or rebuffs; be easily offended

Be careful what you say to me, I have a thin skin.

in or with a whole skin

without harm; unscathed; safely

She escaped from the burning building with a whole skin.

no skin off one's back, nose, or teeth

Slang . of no interest or concern or involving no risk to one.

save one's skin, Informal . to avoid harm

esp. to escape death

They betrayed their country to save their skins.

skin alive

Informal .

to reprimand; scold.

to subdue completely, esp. in a cruel or ruthless manner

The home team was skinned alive this afternoon.

under the skin

in essence; fundamentally; despite appearances or differences

sisters under the skin.

noun

body , core , interior , middle , flesh. , pulp

verb

cover

noun

bark , carapace , case , casing , coating , crust , cutis , derma , dermis , epidermis , fell , film , fur , hide , hull , husk , integument , jacket , membrane , outside , parchment , peel , pelt , rind , sheath , sheathing , shell , shuck , slough , surface , tegument , vellumnotes:skin is the general term for an animal\'s outer covering; the layer of fur , hair , or wool is the coat ; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals , lamina , (offruit) peel , cuticle , derm , ecderon , ecteron , enderon , epicarp , episperm , epithelium , exuviae (cast-off-skin) , glume , kip , paring , peeling , pelage , pell , pellicle , peltry , scarfskin , tegmen , testa , true skin , vellum

verb

abrade , bare , bark , cast , cut off , decorticate , excoriate , exuviate , flay , gall , graze , hull , husk , lay bare , pare , peel , pull off , remove , rind , scale , scalp , scrape , shave , shed , shuck , slough , strip , trimnotes:skin is the general term for an animal\'s outer covering; the layer of fur , hair , or wool is the coat ; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals , clad , cover , sheathe , side , fleece , overcharge , (slang) cheat , callous , callus , case , cheat , coat , coating , covering , crust , cuticle , cutis , defraud , derma , dermis , epidermis , exterior , fur , hide , layer , membrane , pellicle , pelt , planking , rack , sheath , shell , surface , swindle , vellum