skin : Idioms & Phrases


animal skin

  • noun the outer covering of an animal
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artificial skin

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

  • 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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Beaver skin

  • the furry skin of the beaver.
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Bronzed skin disease

  • . (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.
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dark-skinned

  • adjective satellite having skin rich in melanin pigments
    dark; non-white; colored; coloured.
    • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    • 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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disease of the skin

  • noun a disease affecting the skin
    skin disease; disease of the skin.
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Dragon's skin

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

  • 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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galvanic skin response

  • 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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get under one's skin

  • verb irritate
    get.
    • Her childish behavior really get to me
    • His lying really gets me
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Gold beater's skin

  • 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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Goose skin

  • 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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hard-skinned puffball

  • 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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Hyson skin

  • the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine.
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keep one's eyes skinned

  • 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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light-skinned

  • adjective satellite having little skin pigmentation
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potato skin

  • noun crisp fried potato peeling
    potato peelings; potato peel.
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red-skinned onion

  • noun onion with white to deep red tunic; California
    Allium haematochiton.
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rough-skinned newt

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

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

  • noun a malignant neoplasm of the skin
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skin care

  • noun care for the skin
    skincare.
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skin cell

  • noun any of the cells making up the skin
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skin color

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • noun a pornographic movie
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Skin friction, Skin resistance

  • (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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Skin graft

  • 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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Skin moth

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

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

  • verb grow new skin over an injury
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skin patch

  • 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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skin perceptiveness

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

  • verb inject (drugs) into the skin
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skin rash

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

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

  • 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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skin test

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

  • noun a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
    acanthoma.
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Skin wool

  • wool taken from dead sheep.
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skin-deep

  • 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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skin-dive

  • 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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skin-diver

  • 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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skin-tight

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

  • adjective satellite having smooth skin
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thick skin

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

  • 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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thin-skinned

  • 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 skin a flint

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

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

  • 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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velvety-skinned

  • adjective satellite having skin like velvet
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water skin

  • noun a container of skin for holding water
    waterskin.
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Wine skin

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