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Pronunciation
IPA|/skɪn/
SAMPA|/skIn/
audio|en-us-skin.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪn

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable The outer covering of living tissue over the bones, striated muscles, ligaments, and internal organs of a person.

#* He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.

1. uncountable The outer protective layer of any plant or animal.
2. countable The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
3. 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.

1. context|countable|computing An image used as the background of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

#* You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.

1. context|countable|slang Rolling paper for cigarettes.

#* Pass me a skin, mate.

1. context|countable|slang Short for skinhead.
2. AU A subgroup within an Australian aboriginal people, also called a section, subsection, or moiety. These divisions are cultural, not related to a person�s physical skin. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, w:Macquarie University|Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.)

Synonyms
(outer covering of living tissue):

• dermis
• integument
• peel
• tegument

(skin of an animal used by humans): hide, pelt
(congealed layer on the surface of a liquid): film

Derived terms

buckskin
by the skin of one�s teeth<!--#A very small amount of margin for error, or small likelihood of success. ("We'll probably just make it by the skin of our teeth.")-->
calfskin
give some skin to<!--#(slang) To shake hands, or to smack or clap one�s hand on someone else�s hand. ("Give me some skin, brother.")-->
goatskin
moleskin
sealskin
sharkskin
skin flick<!--#A pornographic or adult movie. ("It�s a skin flick.")-->
skinflint

See also
cutis
dermis
epidermis

Slovak: t-|sk|koža|f, t|sk|pokožka|f
Slovene: t+|sl|koža|f
Spanish: t+|es|piel|f
Swahili: ngozi (nc 9/10)
Swedish: t+|sv|hud|c
Telugu: �ర�మమ�
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trans-top|the outer protective layer of any plant or animal
Danish: skræl c, skind n
Dutch: t+|nl|huid|f, t+|nl|vel|n
French: t+|fr|peau|f
Kurdish: KUchar|���ر�
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Malayalam: ത�ലി (tholi), �ര��മ�മ� (charmam)
Russian: t+|ru|кожа|f|sc=Cyrl (kóža), �к��а (škúra) f, кож��а (kožurá) f of plants
Telugu: ప���
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Slovak: t-|sk|koža|f
Telugu: త�ల�
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trans-top|congealed layer on the surface of a liquid
Danish: skind n
Dutch: t+|nl|vel|n
Finnish: t-|fi|kalvo
French: t+|fr|peau
Japanese: t+|ja|�|sc=Jpan (��, maku)
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Korean: � (t-|ko|�|sc=Hani, mak), �� (��, pimak)
Kurdish: tûk g|Kurdish
Malayalam: പാ� (paata)
Russian: ко�ка (kórka) f
Slovak: t|sk|pokožka|f
Telugu: ప�ర
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trans-top|image used as the background of graphical user interface
Dutch: t-|nl|skin|f
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Russian: �кин (skin) m
Telugu: త�డ��� (toDugu)
Turkish: t+|tr|deri
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trans-top|rolling paper for cigarettes
Dutch: blaadje n
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trans-top|skinhead
Dutch: t-|nl|skinhead, t-|nl|skin|m
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Russian: �кин (skin) m
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trans-top|a subgroup within an Australian aboriginal people
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Isthmus Zapotec: guidi, guidi ladi
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ttbc|Kuna: uka
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Verb
en-verb|skin|n|ing

1. transitive To injure the skin of.

#* He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.

1. transitive To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

#: The headmaster's birch kept raining down on the repeat-offending runaway's bare bum till it was completely skinned, a raw red rebel rear

1. context|transitive|computing|colloquial To use a replacement image for the graphical user interface of (a computer program).

#* Can I skin the program to put the picture of my cat on it?

Synonyms
(injure the skin of): bark, chafe, excoriate, graze, scrape
(remove the skin of): flay, fleece

Derived terms
skin up
there�s more than one way to skin a cat
thin-skinned<!--#(adj) Weak, timid. ("He�s so thin-skinned, one solid punch and he�s on the canvas." ("Probably he can�t do it because his skin is thin.")-->
tough-skinned<!--#(adj) Strong; able to endure pain or hardship. ("She must be tough-skinned, if she can work for slave drivers like those guys."-->

Translations
trans-top|injure the skin of
Danish: skrabe
Dutch: t|nl|schaven
Finnish: t-|fi|kuoria
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Romanian: zgâria
Russian: обди�а�� (obdirátʹ) impf, обод�а�� (obodrátʹ) pf
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trans-top|remove the skin of
Danish: flå
Dutch: t|nl|villen, t|nl|onthuiden, (de huid) afstropen
Finnish: nylkeä
French: t-|fr|écorcher
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Hungarian: nyúz, lenyúz
Latin: excorticare
Russian: обди�а�� (obdirátʹ) impf, обод�а�� (obodrátʹ) pf
Slovene: odreti, dati iz kože
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trans-top|use a replacement image for the graphical user interface of
Dutch: een skin t+|nl|gebruiken
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Category:1000 English basic words

Danish

Noun
skin g|Danish

1. shine|Shine, light, glare.
2. surface|Surface, resemblance.

Category:Danish nouns

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g1m|g2f|skins|skinnetje

1. #English|Skin (computing).
2. Short for skinhead.

Icelandic
Icelandic declension hk sb 01 et|skin

Noun
skin n

1. shine, shimmer, brightness.

Derived terms
sólskin

Category:Icelandic nouns

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• 2007-12-24 00:25 - Kevin Ryde - /* Noun */ also [[moiety]] for the aboriginal kinship grouping (maybe when just two groupings)

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