skin
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
Noun 4 meanings
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
“He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.”
The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
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.”
Verb 4 meanings
To injure the skin of.
“He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.”
To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
To high five.
To apply a skin to (a computer program).
“Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?”
Etymology
From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which derives hide.
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SKIN at a glance
SKIN has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,279 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with skin
All rhymes- PUMPKIN17
- AKIN8
- TAKIN9
- NAPKIN12
- MALKIN12
- FORESKIN15
- INTERLEUKIN15
- MUNCHKIN19
- PARKIN12
- PICKIN14
- SHEEPSKIN18
- SNAKESKIN17
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