skin : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the outer covering of an animal
  

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• noun a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims
  

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• noun the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
  banana peel.
  
  • he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell

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• the furry skin of the beaver.

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• . (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.

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• adjective satellite having skin rich in melanin pigments
  dark; non-white; colored; coloured.
  
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  • dark-skinned peoples
• adjective satellite naturally having skin of a dark color
  swart; swarthy; dusky.
  
  • a dark-skinned beauty
  • gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
  • a smile on his swarthy face
  • `swart' is archaic

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• noun a disease affecting the skin
  skin disease; disease of the skin.
  

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• fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat resemble the scales of reptiles; a name used by miners and quarrymen. Stormonth.

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• noun a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
  electrical skin response; GSR; Fere phenomenon; Tarchanoff phenomenon; psychogalvanic response; electrodermal response.
  

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• noun a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
  electrical skin response; GSR; Fere phenomenon; Tarchanoff phenomenon; psychogalvanic response; electrodermal response.
  

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• verb irritate
  get.
  
  • Her childish behavior really get to me
  • His lying really gets me

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• the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating.

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• noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
  horripilation; goose bump; gooseflesh; goose pimple; goosebump; pilomotor reflex.
  

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• . See Goose flesh, above.

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• noun any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
  earthball; puffball; false truffle.
  

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• the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine.

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• verb pay attention; be watchful
  keep one's eyes peeled; keep one's eyes open.
  
  • Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen

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• adjective satellite having little skin pigmentation
  

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• noun crisp fried potato peeling
  potato peelings; potato peel.
  

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• noun onion with white to deep red tunic; California
  Allium haematochiton.
  

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• noun newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California
  Taricha granulosa.
  

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• noun a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  thin person; scrag.
  

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• noun a malignant neoplasm of the skin
  

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• noun care for the skin
  skincare.
  

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• noun any of the cells making up the skin
  

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• noun the coloring of a person's face
  complexion; skin color.
  

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• noun the coloring of a person's face
  complexion; skin color.
  

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• noun a disease affecting the skin
  skin disease; disease of the skin.
  

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• noun a disease affecting the skin
  skin disease; disease of the skin.
  

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• noun underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
  skin diving.
  

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• noun a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
  dermatologist.
  

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• noun the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
  

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• noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
  exanthem; exanthema.
  

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• noun a pornographic movie
  

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• (Naut.), the friction, or resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel.

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• noun a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
  

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• (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the process of grafting. See Graft, v. t., 2.

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• (Zoöl.), any insect which destroys the prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of Dermestes and Anthrenus.

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• nothing, or next to nothing; the least possible hold or advantage. Job xix. 20.

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• verb grow new skin over an injury
  

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• noun a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream
  transdermal patch.
  

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• noun the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
  tactility; touch perception; tactual sensation.
  

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• verb inject (drugs) into the skin
  

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• noun any red eruption of the skin
  roseola; efflorescence; rash.
  

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• noun a sensation localized on the skin
  haptic sensation; cutaneous sensation.
  

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• noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
  touch; sense of touch; touch modality; cutaneous senses.
  
  • only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us

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• noun any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin
  

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• noun a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
  acanthoma.
  

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• wool taken from dead sheep.

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• adjective satellite penetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only skin-deep"
  

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Skin"-deep` adjective

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1. Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. Lowell.

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• noun underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
  skin diving.
  
• verb swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel
  

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• noun an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder
  aquanaut.
  

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• adjective satellite so tight as to cling to the skin
  skintight.
  
  • skintight jeans

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• adjective satellite having smooth skin
  

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• noun skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
  

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• adjective satellite insensitive to criticism
  thick-skinned.
  

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Thick"-skinned` adjective

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1. Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse. Holland.

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• adjective satellite quick to take offense
  touchy; huffy; feisty.
  

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Thin"-skinned` adjective

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1. Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.

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• to be capable of, or guilty of, any expedient or any meanness for making money. Colloq.

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• adjective satellite having a relatively tough outer covering
  
• adjective satellite insensitive to criticism
  thick-skinned.
  

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• noun a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
  tuberculin test.
  

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• adjective satellite having skin like velvet
  

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• noun a container of skin for holding water
  waterskin.
  

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• a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various countries, for carrying wine.

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