Skin Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Skin

Meaning 1 : 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

    Synonyms : skinhead
Meaning 2 : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

    Synonyms : clamber,  scramble,  shin,  shinny,  sputter,  struggle
Meaning 3 : remove the bark of a tree

    Synonyms : bark
Meaning 4 : the rind of a fruit or vegetable

    Synonyms : peel
Meaning 5 : strip the skin off

    Synonyms : pare,  peel
Meaning 6 : a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

    Example : your skin is the largest organ of your body

    Synonyms : cutis,  tegument
Meaning 7 : body covering of a living animal

    Synonyms : hide,  pelt
Meaning 8 : bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

    Example : The boy skinned his knee when he fell

    Synonyms : scrape
Meaning 9 : a person whose head is bald or shaved

    Synonyms : baldhead,  baldpate,  baldy,  skinhead
Meaning 10 : a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal

Meaning 11 : an outer surface (usually thin)

    Example : the skin of an airplane

Meaning 12 : a person's skin regarded as their life

    Example : he tried to save his skin

How to Pronounce Skin

  • skɪn