1. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.
Synonyms
- agnail
- derma
- epidermis
- wrinkle
- scab
- whitehead
- seam
- skin cell
- macule
- foreskin
- corium
- sweat gland
- hangnail
- dermis
- dewlap
- comedo
- body covering
- buff
- macula
- melanin
- blackhead
- pressure point
- free nerve ending
- liver spot
- cuticle
- tegument
- integumentary system
- cutis
- scalp
- sudoriferous gland
- prepuce
- skin graft
- crease
- furrow
- investment
- crinkle
- milium
- line
- connective tissue
- lentigo
- thick skin
- Pacinian corpuscle
- freckle
Antonyms
- noncompliance
- empty
- dissuasion
- undress
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
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Words that Rhyme with Skin
- verduin
- kyoung-min
- yan-bin
- wherein
- violin
- vanryn
- mcquinn
- mcminn
- mclinn
- mclin
- mcglynn
- mcglinn
- glavine
- eldwin
- chang-hsin
- chagrin
- bongjin
- yalin
- within
- therein
- o'quinn
- oguinn
- o'guinn
- oflynn
- o'flynn
- mcguinn
- mcginn
- levin
- laminne
- kaylynn
Example sentences of the word skin
1. Noun, singular or mass
Take them out and scrub the skin gently with a pumice stone.
2. Adjective
The organization says too many baths can result in skin irritation and flaking.
Quotes containing the word skin
1. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
2. In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
- Mark Twain
3. I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.
- Gordon Gee
2. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] an outer surface (usually thin).
Synonyms
- aircraft
Antonyms
- buy
- demotion
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
3. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] body covering of a living animal.
Synonyms
- body covering
- pelt
Antonyms
- nonworker
- disjoin
- leader
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
4. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] a person's skin regarded as their life.
Synonyms
- life
- aliveness
- living
Antonyms
- fall
- descent
- stand still
- wane
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
5. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] the rind of a fruit or vegetable.
Synonyms
- jacket
- lemon rind
- orange peel
- orange rind
- banana skin
- rind
- lemon peel
- peel
- edible fruit
Antonyms
- make peace
- defend
- order
- stay in place
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
6. skin
verb. ['ˈskɪn'] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
Synonyms
- sputter
- scramble
- climb
- shinny
- shin
- clamber
Antonyms
- dull
- birth
- death
- animate
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
7. skin
verb. ['ˈskɪn'] strip the skin off.
Synonyms
- peel off
- pare
- peel
- flay
Antonyms
- regress
- give
- roughen
- increase
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
8. skin
verb. ['ˈskɪn'] remove the bark of a tree.
Synonyms
- strip
Antonyms
- dead
- nonexistence
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
9. skin
verb. ['ˈskɪn'] bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of.
Synonyms
- injure
- scrape
Antonyms
- spirited
- inactiveness
- spiritless
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)
10. skin
noun. ['ˈskɪn'] a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal.
Synonyms
- wineskin
- bag
- waterskin
Antonyms
- natural object
- curve
- straight line
- uncover
Etymology
- skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
- skinn (Old Norse)