Definition of skin

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of skin is as below...

Skin (v. i.) To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over..

Lern More About Skin

Inquire :: Inquire (v. t.) To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting.
Exuviability :: Exuviability (n.) Capability of shedding the skin periodically.
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore..
Whitecoat :: Whitecoat (n.) The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself..
Pare :: Pare (v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.
Sudarium :: Sudamina (n. pl) Minute vesicles surrounded by an area of reddened skin, produced by excessive sweating..
Grape :: Grape (n.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins..
Moult :: Moult (v. t.) To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird..
Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum..
Efflorescence :: Efflorescence (n.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc..
Sun-burner :: Sunburn (n.) The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..
Skin :: Skin (n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing..
Seton :: Seton (n.) A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed..
Cantaloupe :: Cantaloupe (n.) A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. t.) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics..
Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..
Liniment :: Liniment (n.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant..
Musculocutaneous :: Musculocutaneous (a.) Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us