skin
English Thesaurus
1. body covering of a living animal (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | body covering, |
definition | : | any covering for the body or a body part (noun.body) |
2. an outer surface (usually thin) (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | surface, |
definition | : | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | aircraft, |
definition | : | a vehicle that can fly (noun.artifact) |
3. a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | bag, |
definition | : | a flexible container with a single opening (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | water skin, waterskin, |
definition | : | a container of skin for holding water (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | wineskin, |
definition | : | an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine (noun.artifact) |
4. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)
hypernym | : | body covering, |
definition | : | any covering for the body or a body part (noun.body) |
hypernym | : | connective tissue, |
definition | : | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | investment, |
definition | : | outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | thick skin, |
definition | : | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | skin graft, |
definition | : | a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | buff, |
definition | : | bare skin; naked (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | dewlap, |
definition | : | a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | foreskin, prepuce, |
definition | : | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | foreskin, prepuce, |
definition | : | a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | scalp, |
definition | : | the skin that covers the top of the head (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cuticle, |
definition | : | the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | agnail, hangnail, |
definition | : | a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pressure point, |
definition | : | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | cuticle, epidermis, |
definition | : | the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | skin cell, |
definition | : | any of the cells making up the skin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | corium, derma, dermis, |
definition | : | the deep vascular inner layer of the skin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | macula, macule, |
definition | : | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | freckle, lentigo, |
definition | : | a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | liver spot, |
definition | : | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | milium, whitehead, |
definition | : | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | blackhead, comedo, |
definition | : | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pore, |
definition | : | any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | scab, |
definition | : | the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | free nerve ending, |
definition | : | microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pacinian corpuscle, |
definition | : | a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals (noun.body) |
substance holonym | : | melanin, |
definition | : | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers (noun.substance) |
5. the rind of a fruit or vegetable (noun.food)
hypernym | : | rind, |
definition | : | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | jacket, |
definition | : | the outer skin of a potato (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | banana peel, banana skin, |
definition | : | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded) (noun.food) |
part meronym | : | edible fruit, |
definition | : | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh (noun.food) |
6. a person's skin regarded as their life (noun.state)
7. strip the skin off (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | strip, |
definition | : | remove the surface from (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | peel off, |
definition | : | peel off the outer layer of something (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | flay, |
definition | : | strip the skin off (verb.contact) |
8. remove the bark of a tree (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | strip, |
definition | : | remove the surface from (verb.contact) |
9. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | injure, wound, |
definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
10. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | climb, |
definition | : | move with difficulty, by grasping (verb.motion) |
11. body covering of a living animal (noun.animal)
derivation | : | scrape, skin, scrape, skin, |
definition | : | bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact) |
12. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)
derivation | : | skinny, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resembling skin (adj.pert) |
13. the rind of a fruit or vegetable (noun.food)
derivation | : | pare, peel, skin, |
definition | : | strip the skin off (verb.contact) |
14. strip the skin off (verb.contact)
derivation | : | parer, paring knife, |
definition | : | a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | peeler, |
definition | : | a device for peeling vegetables or fruits (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | peel, skin, |
definition | : | the rind of a fruit or vegetable (noun.food) |
derivation | : | paring, |
definition | : | (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel (noun.food) |
derivation | : | peeler, |
definition | : | a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables (noun.person) |
derivation | : | skinner, |
definition | : | a person who prepares or deals in animal skins (noun.person) |
15. remove the bark of a tree (verb.contact)
derivation | : | bark, |
definition | : | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants (noun.plant) |
16. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | hide, pelt, skin, |
definition | : | body covering of a living animal (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | cutis, skin, tegument, |
definition | : | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body) |
17. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)
derivation | : | clamber, |
definition | : | an awkward climb (noun.act) |
derivation | : | struggle, |
definition | : | strenuous effort (noun.act) |
18. body covering of a living animal (noun.animal)
derivation | : | scrape, skin, scrape, skin, |
definition | : | bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact) |
19. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)
derivation | : | skinny, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resembling skin (adj.pert) |
20. the rind of a fruit or vegetable (noun.food)
derivation | : | pare, peel, skin, |
definition | : | strip the skin off (verb.contact) |
21. strip the skin off (verb.contact)
derivation | : | parer, paring knife, |
definition | : | a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | peeler, |
definition | : | a device for peeling vegetables or fruits (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | peel, skin, |
definition | : | the rind of a fruit or vegetable (noun.food) |
derivation | : | paring, |
definition | : | (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel (noun.food) |
derivation | : | peeler, |
definition | : | a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables (noun.person) |
derivation | : | skinner, |
definition | : | a person who prepares or deals in animal skins (noun.person) |
22. remove the bark of a tree (verb.contact)
derivation | : | bark, |
definition | : | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants (noun.plant) |
23. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | hide, pelt, skin, |
definition | : | body covering of a living animal (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | cutis, skin, tegument, |
definition | : | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body) |
24. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)
derivation | : | clamber, |
definition | : | an awkward climb (noun.act) |
derivation | : | struggle, |
definition | : | strenuous effort (noun.act) |
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