skin
skin Lexical Profile
skin Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The thin, flexible layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a human or animal.
"Applying sunscreen daily helps protect your skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation."
The outer layer, peel, or rind of certain fruits and vegetables, such as apples, potatoes, or grapes.
"Potato skin contains a high concentration of dietary fiber and essential vitamins."
A customizable graphical appearance, visual theme, or outer casing applied to software, a video game character, or an electronic device.
"Players can unlock a rare cosmetic skin for their avatar by completing the seasonal challenges."
The pelt or hide of an animal after it has been removed from the body, often tanned and used as leather or fur.
"Early nomadic tribes crafted warm winter garments and durable shelters from animal skins."
• verb
To strip or remove the outer covering, hide, or peel from an animal, fruit, or vegetable.
"The chef showed the culinary students how to skin a fillet of salmon cleanly with a sharp knife."
To graze, scrape, or abrade a small patch of skin from a part of the body, typically through a minor fall or impact.
"The young cyclist fell on the gravel path and skinned both of his knees."
• Rhymes for skin
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old Norse skinn, meaning 'animal hide' or 'fur,' which ultimately derives from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to peel off' or 'to flay' and gradually replaced the native Old English word fell.