"skins" in the noun sense
1. skin, tegument, cutis
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
"your skin is the largest organ of your body"
2. skin
an outer surface (usually thin
"the skin of an airplane"
3. hide, pelt, skin
body covering of a living animal
4. skin
a person's skin regarded as their life
"he tried to save his skin"
5. skinhead, skin
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. baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead, skin
a person whose head is bald or shaved
7. peel, skin
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
8. skin
a bag serving as a container for liquids it is made from the hide of an animal
"skins" in the verb sense
1. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
2. skin, scrape
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
3. bark, skin
remove the bark of a tree
4. skin, peel, pare
strip the skin off
"pare apples"
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