skin

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skɪn/
• SAMPA: /skIn/

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Noun

Singular skin

Plural skins

Human skin

1. The outer layer of an animal or human.

   Her skin is soft.

2. The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable; a peel.

   He ate the onion, but not the onion skin.

3. Something that is like skin.

Related words

• skinner

Verb

Plain form skin

Third-person singular skins

Past tense skinned

Past participle skinned

Present participle skinning

1. To remove the skin.

   He skinned the bear and froze the meat.

Related words

• there’s more than one way to skin a cat