skin /skɪn/
1. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
2. an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
synset: skin
3. body covering of a living animal
4. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
synset: skin
5. 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
6. a person whose head is bald or shaved
synset: baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead, skin
7. the rind of a fruit or vegetable
8. a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
synset: skin
1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
synset: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
2. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
4. strip the skin off; "pare apples"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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