skin
1
body
[uncountable
and countable] the
natural outer layer of a person's or animal's body
She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin.If you are fair-skinned, you should try to stay out of the sun.My skin is quite sensitive.an ugly man with bad skin and brown teethchemicals that irritate the skinThe eggs are hatched under a fold of skin on the penguin's belly.a skin disease
2
from an animal
[uncountable
and countable] the
skin of an animal, sometimes including its fur, used to make leather, clothes
etc:
a leopard skin
3
food
[uncountable
and countable]
a) the natural outer cover of some fruits and vegetables[= peel]:
banana skins
b) the outer cover of a sausage
4
on a liquid
[uncountable
and countable] a
thin solid layer that forms on the top of a liquid, especially when it gets
cold:
Cover the soup to stop a skin from forming.
5
part of an object
[countable] a layer that is part of a vehicle,
building, object etc, especially on the outside:
The outer skin of the aircraft was not punctured.The lampshade has a double skin so that it remains cool.
6
computer
[uncountable
and countable] the
way particular information appears on a computer screen, especially when this
can be changed quickly and easily
7
have (a) thin/thick skin
to be easily
upset or not easily upset by criticism:
This is not a job for someone with thin skin.
8
get under somebody's skin
informal if someone gets under your skin, they annoy you, especially by the way
they behave:
What really gets under my skin is people who push straight to the front
of the line.
9
by the skin of your teeth
informal if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in
doing it, and very nearly failed to do it:
Two others made it by the skin of their teeth.
10
make somebody's skin crawl
informal to make someone feel very uncomfortable combined with a strong feeling
of dislike:
Her singing makes my skin crawl.
11
be skin and bone
British
English be skin and bones American English informal to be extremely thin in a way that is
unattractive and unhealthy
12
it's no skin off somebody's nose
spoken used to say that someone does not care what another person thinks or
does, because it does not affect them:
If she doesn't want me to help, it's no skin off my nose!
13
something is only skin deep
used to say
that something may seem to be important or effective, but it really is not
because it only affects the way things appear:
Beauty is only skin deep.
14
skins
[plural] British English informal papers for rolling a cigarette, especially one with marijuana in it
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