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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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“It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple,” he wrote in the essay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"We are hungry," several of them had written across their own bare skin.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A molecule that helps control gene activity has now been tied to both the growth of skin cancer and its ability to avoid the body's immune defenses, according to new research.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

While it can cause unpleasant side effects like skin rashes, chemotherapy isn’t a walk in the park and suppresses the immune system, making patients susceptible to secondary infections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Flopears was in the second reader by the skin of his teeth, along with Lloyd and Pearl.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck