Skin
noun
The thin layer that protects the body of a person or animal.
She has very sensitive skin that gets sunburned easily.
Often appears as...
- sensitive skin
- skin care
noun
The outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, or other food.
Peel the skin off the apple before you eat it.
Often appears as...
- peel the skin
- potato skin
verb
To remove the outer layer or covering from something, especially a fruit, vegetable, or animal.
She skinned the chicken before she cooked it.
Often appears as...
- skin the chicken
- skin a potato
verb
To injure the skin by rubbing it against something rough.
He skinned his knee when he fell off his bike.
Often appears as...
- skin a knee
- skin an elbow
noun
A design or picture that you can put on the outside of something, like a computer or mobile phone to change its appearance.
He downloaded a new skin for his gaming console.
Often appears as...
- download a skin
- customize the skin
Usage tips
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Technical
noun
The thin layer that protects the body of a person or animal.
She has very sensitive skin that gets sunburned easily.
Often appears as...
- sensitive skin
- skin care
noun
The outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, or other food.
Peel the skin off the apple before you eat it.
Often appears as...
- peel the skin
- potato skin
verb
To remove the outer layer or covering from something, especially a fruit, vegetable, or animal.
She skinned the chicken before she cooked it.
Often appears as...
- skin the chicken
- skin a potato
verb
To injure the skin by rubbing it against something rough.
He skinned his knee when he fell off his bike.
Often appears as...
- skin a knee
- skin an elbow
noun
A design or picture that you can put on the outside of something, like a computer or mobile phone to change its appearance.
He downloaded a new skin for his gaming console.
Often appears as...
- download a skin
- customize the skin
Usage tips
Informal
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Body Protection
Remember 'skin' also refers to its role in defending the body from injury or disease.
Always wear sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Focus
'Skin' usually connotes to human skin in conversation unless specified otherwise.
Her skin was glowing after the treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Emotion
Skin can indicate feelings; goosebumps or blushing skin show emotion without words.
You could see his skin turn red with embarrassment.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Protection
Remember 'skin' also refers to its role in defending the body from injury or disease.
Always wear sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Focus
'Skin' usually connotes to human skin in conversation unless specified otherwise.
Her skin was glowing after the treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Emotion
Skin can indicate feelings; goosebumps or blushing skin show emotion without words.
You could see his skin turn red with embarrassment.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Protection
Remember 'skin' also refers to its role in defending the body from injury or disease.
Always wear sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Focus
'Skin' usually connotes to human skin in conversation unless specified otherwise.
Her skin was glowing after the treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Emotion
Skin can indicate feelings; goosebumps or blushing skin show emotion without words.
You could see his skin turn red with embarrassment.
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Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles
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How to raise a Black son...
take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin. So that we could be kids, not casket or concrete. And it's not because they thought it would make us better than anyone else
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How does a jellyfish...
so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte
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Talking about history...
trauma and humiliation and subordination did to people of color and to people who are white some of them were taught that they're better than other people because of their skin color and we haven't helped them recover from that abuse and that lie is we have to change the narrative around these issues
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How a wound heals itself...
Though different areas of the skin have different characteristics, much of this surface performs similar functions, such as sweating, feeling heat and cold, and growing hair. But after a deep cut or wound, the newly healed skin will look different from the surrounding area,
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
But is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it.
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What makes tattoos...
or trendy youth fads. But while tattoo styles come and go, and their meaning has differed greatly across cultures, the practice is as old as civilization itself. Decorative skin markings have been discovered in human remains all over the world,
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Eating Myself PIPE National...
its old skin just isn't good enough it's after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the centipede is slower persistent hungry and strategic the centipede advances on
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The science of skin...
The key to survival lay in their own personal sunscreen manufactured beneath the melanin. The type and amount of melanin in your skin determines whether you'll be more or less protected from the sun.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
and the whiskers spring back again, the mouse doesn't have a chance. Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings,
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin. So that we could be kids, not casket or concrete. And it's not because they thought it would make us better than anyone else
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte
Video examples
Talking about history...
trauma and humiliation and subordination did to people of color and to people who are white some of them were taught that they're better than other people because of their skin color and we haven't helped them recover from that abuse and that lie is we have to change the narrative around these issues
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
Though different areas of the skin have different characteristics, much of this surface performs similar functions, such as sweating, feeling heat and cold, and growing hair. But after a deep cut or wound, the newly healed skin will look different from the surrounding area,
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
But is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it.
Video examples
What makes tattoos...
or trendy youth fads. But while tattoo styles come and go, and their meaning has differed greatly across cultures, the practice is as old as civilization itself. Decorative skin markings have been discovered in human remains all over the world,
Video examples
Eating Myself PIPE National...
its old skin just isn't good enough it's after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the centipede is slower persistent hungry and strategic the centipede advances on
Video examples
The science of skin...
The key to survival lay in their own personal sunscreen manufactured beneath the melanin. The type and amount of melanin in your skin determines whether you'll be more or less protected from the sun.
Video examples
How Do Cats Use Their...
and the whiskers spring back again, the mouse doesn't have a chance. Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ertharin Cousin
American Public Servant
If we're afraid to stand in our own skin with those we work with, then how do we lead those who have no voice at all?
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.
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Tiger Shroff
Indian Actor
I am comfortable in my character's skin. I am uncomfortable being in my own skin.
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Maura Higgins
Irish Model
Being 30, I think it's very important to look after your skin.
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Nicole Trunfio
Italian Model
Skin is really important; after all, it's my business.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
It's important to protect your skin in the sun.
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Bria Vinaite
Lithuanian Actress
I've struggled with skin issues my whole life.
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Sylvia Plath
American Poet
Wear your heart on your skin in this life.
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock
English Singer
My skin care is really important.
Quote examples
Thomas Overbury
English Poet
Beauty is only skin deep.
Quote examples
Ertharin Cousin
American Public Servant
If we're afraid to stand in our own skin with those we work with, then how do we lead those who have no voice at all?
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.
Quote examples
Tiger Shroff
Indian Actor
I am comfortable in my character's skin. I am uncomfortable being in my own skin.
Quote examples
Maura Higgins
Irish Model
Being 30, I think it's very important to look after your skin.
Quote examples
Nicole Trunfio
Italian Model
Skin is really important; after all, it's my business.
Quote examples
Nina Agdal
Danish Model
It's important to protect your skin in the sun.
Quote examples
Bria Vinaite
Lithuanian Actress
I've struggled with skin issues my whole life.
Quote examples
Sylvia Plath
American Poet
Wear your heart on your skin in this life.
Quote examples
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
English Singer
My skin care is really important.
Quote examples
Thomas Overbury
English Poet
Beauty is only skin deep.
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