Definition of (skin) in English English dictionary
- beauty is only skin deep
- What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance
- buffalo-skin
- Made from buffalo leather or hide
- buffalo-skin
- An article of clothing manufactured from buffalo-skin. Often constructed in the plural
- buffalo-skin
- Leather made from buffalo hide
- buffalo-skin
- The hide, whether tanned or not, of one buffalo
- by the skin of one's teeth
- barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare
I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
- comfortable in one's own skin
- Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation
Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters.
- comfortable in one's skin
- Alternative form of comfortable in one's own skin
- coon-skin cap
- Alternative spelling of coonskin cap
- coon-skin caps
- plural form of coon-skin cap
- coon-skin hat
- Alternative form of coonskin cap
- coon-skin hats
- plural form of coon-skin hat
- give some skin
- To greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five
Long time, bro. Give me some skin.
- glabrous skin
- Skin normally devoid of hair
- goose skin
- Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear
- jump in one's skin
- To start with fright
The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.
- make someone's skin crawl
- To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust
The sound of fingernails on a chalkboard just makes my skin crawl.
- no skin off one's back
- No harm to one
If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.
- no skin off one's nose
- No harm to one
You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose.
- save someone's skin
- To save someone's life
- save someone's skin
- to prevent an undesirable occurrence
- skin
- Short for skinhead
- skin
- A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid
- skin
- To high five
- skin
- 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, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.)
- skin
- A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program
- skin
- An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game
- skin
- The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc
- skin
- To apply a skin to (a computer program)
- skin
- To use tricks to go past a defender
- skin
- To injure the skin of
- skin
- The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
- skin
- Rolling paper for cigarettes
- skin
- The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant
- skin
- nudity, particular bare breasts
- skin
- To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human
- skin and bones
- Said of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition
Look at that starving dog; he's nothing more than skin and bones.
- skin cancer
- A malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma
- skin color
- One's ethnicity
- skin color
- The color of human skin
- skin colour
- Alternative spelling of skin color
- skin diving
- Present participle of skin dive
- skin diving
- The act of swimming underwater with equipment
- skin effect
- The tendency of alternating current to distribute itself in a conductor such that the current density is greater near the surface than near the core. The effect increases with frequency
- skin effects
- plural form of skin effect
- skin flick
- A pornographic film
Trading is scheduled to begin next month in the shares of another purveyor of erotica, Olympia Press; its latest skin flick, Barbara, cost $32,000 to make, grossed $11,700 in its second week in Manhattan and is scheduled for national distribution.
- skin flicks
- plural form of skin flick
- skin flute
- A penis
- skin flutes
- plural form of skin flute
- skin forming alloy
- An alloy that has a narrow solidification range, usually less than 50 °C
- skin forming alloys
- plural form of skin forming alloy
- skin graft
- A piece of skin grafted during such a surgery
- skin graft
- A operation to graft a piece of skin, moving it from one place to another, a dermoplasty
- skin grafts
- plural form of skin graft
- skin in the game
- A stake; something at risk
- skin magazine
- An adult or pornographic magazine
- skin magazines
- plural form of skin magazine
- skin tag
- A small flap of skin that hangs off of the surface of one's skin
- skin tags
- plural form of skin tag
- skin up
- To make a cannabis cigarette
- skin-deep
- shallow, superficial
Chris Huhne, environment spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, said Mr Blair's remarks showed he was delusional on climate change and that his environmentalism was only skin deep. - The Independent, 10/01/07.
- skin-dive
- To swim underwater with equipment
- skin-flick
- Of or pertaining to one or more skin flicks (pornographic motion pictures)
The defendant was Mature Enterprises Inc., operator of the World, a Manhattan skin-flick theater charged with promoting obscenity by showing the highly publicized Deep Throat..
- skin-magazine
- Attributive form of skin magazine, noun
She had a skin-magazine, superficial beauty.
- soaked to the skin
- Extremely wet
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- A problem generally has more than one solution
- intact skin
- Healthy skin in which there are no breaks, scrapes, cuts, or abnormal openings that allow pathogens to enter
- make one's skin crawl
- Disturb, bother; frighten; disgust
- nonintact skin
- Unhealthy skin in which there are breaks, scrapes, cuts, or abnormal openings that allow pathogens to enter
- skin
- {n} a covering of flesh, hide, rind, body
- beige skin
- Olive, beige, or tan skin (as well as the adjective "swarthy") describes a skin color range of some individuals, who are Caucasian (especially of Mediterranean stock), or Asian. Named as such for its olive hue, or sun tanned appearance, it usually refers to a natural skin tone. It is sometimes used as a colour terminology for race. Lighter olive skin, or those who get less sun exposure, has a dull pale yellow appearance with a greenish hue to their skin
- comfortable in one's skin
- (deyim) Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation
- in one's skin
- (deyim) Naked
- no skin off my nose
- No bother to me, will not hurt me. "If he doesn't come to my party it's no skin off my nose."
- olive skin
- Olive, beige, or tan skin (as well as the adjective "swarthy") describes a skin color range of some individuals, who are Caucasian (especially of Mediterranean stock), or Asian. Named as such for its olive hue, or sun tanned appearance, it usually refers to a natural skin tone. It is sometimes used as a colour terminology for race. Lighter olive skin, or those who get less sun exposure, has a dull pale yellow appearance with a greenish hue to their skin
- skin conditioning agent
- (Kozmetik) ingredients that enhance the appearance of dry or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness
- skin conditioning agent
- (Kozmetik) an ingredient that usually acts by attracting and holding moisture in the skin
- skin effect
- (Elektrik, Elektronik) The skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to distribute itself within a conductor so that the current density near the surface of the conductor is greater than that at its core. That is, the electric current tends to flow at the "skin" of the conductor
- skin tag
- (Tıp, İlaç) A small soft pendulous growth on the skin esp. around the eyes or on the neck, armpits or groin; acrochordon
- tan skin
- Olive, beige, or tan skin (as well as the adjective "swarthy") describes a skin color range of some individuals, who are Caucasian (especially of Mediterranean stock), or Asian. Named as such for its olive hue, or sun tanned appearance, it usually refers to a natural skin tone. It is sometimes used as a colour terminology for race. Lighter olive skin, or those who get less sun exposure, has a dull pale yellow appearance with a greenish hue to their skin