skin
/skɪn/
noun
- The natural outer covering of a person or animal's body.
- She has very fair skin that burns easily in the sun.
- He cut his skin while shaving this morning.
- The snake sheds its skin several times a year.
- The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.
- Please peel the skin off the apple before eating it.
- Some people prefer to eat potatoes with the skin on.
- The skin of a banana turns brown as it ripens.
- A thin layer that forms on the surface of a liquid when it cools or is exposed to air.
- The paint developed a thick skin after sitting in the can for months.
- A skin formed on top of the hot chocolate as it cooled.
- Remove the skin from the pudding before serving.
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verb
- To remove the skin from an animal or fruit.
- She skinned the chicken before roasting it.
- You need to skin the tomatoes before making the sauce.
- The hunter learned how to skin a deer.
- To scrape or rub off a layer of skin from a part of the body.
- He skinned his knee when he fell off his bicycle.
- The child skinned both elbows during the soccer game.
- Be careful not to skin your knuckles on the rough wall.
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