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

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