skin
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a humanThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
» Tom is all skin and bones.
Tom ist nur Haut und Knochen.
Том чисто кожа да кости.
Том - сама шкіра та кості.
Meaning
17 senses(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 covering of a living animal
(uncountable)The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
кожура́kožurá, шку́ркаškúrka, ко́жицаkóžica
шкі́ркаškírka
(countable)The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
шку́раškúra, ко́жаkóža
(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.
Do you eat the skin on custard?
Haut, Häutchen
ко́ркаkórka, ко́жицаkóžica
an outer surface (usually thin)
(countable)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.
Design
скинskin
(countable)An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
My friend likes to use a Spider-Man skin in Fortnite.
скинskin
(countable, slang)Rolling paper for cigarettes.
Pass me a skin, mate.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
Let me see a bit of skin.
(countable, uncountable)A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
(countable, uncountable)That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Examples
848 sentencesTom is all skin and bones.
Том - сама шкіра та кості. — deniko
ruТом чисто кожа да кости. — Ooneykcall
deTom ist nur Haut und Knochen. — mhr
Her skin is as white as snow.
Її шкіра біла наче сніг. — anastasishko
ruЕё кожа бела как снег. — Wadimiy
deIhre Haut ist so weiß wie Schnee. — MUIRIEL
He was wet to the skin from the rain.
Він ущент промок під дощем. — Galyna
I have dry skin.
Я маю суху шкіру. — deniko
ruУ меня сухая кожа. — ae5s
deIch habe trockene Haut. — xtofu80
Her skin is smooth.
Її шкіра гладенька — leyla
ruЕе кожа гладкая. — leyla
deIhre Haut ist glatt. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hidFrom 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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Forms
plural: skinsSynonyms
12 synonyms- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch:tegumentcutis
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable:peel
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent:skinhead
- body covering of a living animal:hidepelt
- a person whose head is bald or shaved:baldheadbaldpatebaldyskinhead
Word family
190 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
8 patterns- go skin diving
- skin diving
- skin diving by
- skin diving with
- to the skin
- to go skin
- go skin
- the skin of