skin

The outer covering of a person’s or animal’s body.

• My skin feels dry.
• The sun burned his skin.
• Does this cream help sensitive skin?

Common phrases: dry skin, soft skin, skin care, sensitive skin

The thin outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.

• You can eat the apple skin.
• She removed the skins from the tomatoes.
• The potato skin turned crisp in the oven.

Similar words: peel

Common phrases: apple skin, potato skin, banana skin, remove the skin

An animal’s outer covering, often with fur, taken off and used to make things.

• They made a rug from a sheep skin.
• The hunters dried the animal skins.
• This coat was made from rabbit skins.

Similar words: hide, pelt

Common phrases: animal skin, bear skin, sheep skin, dried skin

A collection of designs that changes how a computer program looks.

• I downloaded a new skin for the app.
• This skin makes the buttons easier to see.
• You can choose from several skins in the settings.

Similar words: theme

Common phrases: custom skin, default skin, install a skin, download a skin

A person, especially someone described as kind or pleasant.

• He was a decent old skin.
• That kind old skin offered us tea.
• Everyone liked her; she was a good old skin.

Similar words: person, fellow, chap

Common phrases: decent old skin, good old skin, kind old skin

To remove the outer covering or fur from an animal.

• The butcher showed us how to skin a rabbit.
• He skinned the deer before cutting the meat.
• Have you ever skinned a fish?

Similar words: flay

Common phrases: skin a rabbit, skin a deer, skin a fish

To scrape off the outer surface of a part of your body, usually by falling.

• I skinned my knee.
• He fell and skinned both elbows.
• Did you skin your hand on that wall?

How to use it: skin something on something (She skinned her knee on the rough path.)

Similar words: scrape, graze

Common phrases: skin your knee, skin your elbow, skin your knuckles

To become covered with a new thin layer on the surface.

• The wound began to skin over.
• The paint skinned over before I could use it.
• Leave the soup uncovered and it may skin over.

How to use it: skin over (The cut will skin over in a few days.)

Common phrases: skin over, skin over quickly