noun
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
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- your skin is the largest organ of your body
noun
an outer surface (usually thin)
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- the skin of an airplane
noun
body covering of a living animal
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noun
a person's skin regarded as their life
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- he tried to save his skin
noun
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads
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- some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
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a person whose head is bald or shaved
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noun
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
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noun
a bag serving as a container for liquids
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- it is made from the hide of an animal
verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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verb
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
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- The boy skinned his knee when he fell
verb
remove the bark of a tree
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verb
strip the skin off
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- pare apples