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skin

[skin] / skɪn /
NOUN
outer covering, especially of animate being
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bark coating crust fur husk jacket membrane rind sheath surface
STRONG
carapace case casing cutis derma dermis epidermis fell film hide hull integument outside parchment peel pelt sheathing shell shuck slough tegument vellum
Antonyms
STRONGEST
core
STRONG
center inside interior middle
WEAK
body
VERB
remove outer covering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graze pare scrape shave trim
STRONG
abrade bare bark cast decorticate excoriate exuviate flay gall hull husk peel remove rind scale scalp shed shuck slough strip
WEAK
cut off lay bare pull off
Antonyms
STRONG
cover

Example Sentences

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Wildlife experts from the German Oceanographic Museum and the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research said the whale was severely injured with visible skin detachments.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Zaitzeff: The management teams at a lot of regional banks have little skin in the game in terms of equity ownership.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

BPC-157, for example, is popular for muscle recovery, and people who use GHK-Cu say it improves skin health.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The growth of Tremfya has helped cushion the company’s results after it lost patent protection for Stelara, a treatment for skin and gut conditions and one of its best-selling drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

And before setting out, Torak had, as always, masked his smell by smearing his skin with wood-ash.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver