skin: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of skin
- ruskin«Word Popularity Bar4/5
ruskin
- noun British art critic (1819-1900)
John Ruskin.
- noun British art critic (1819-1900)
- buckskin3/5
buckskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
- noun a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
- foreskin2/5
foreskin
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
prepuce.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
prepuce.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
- sheepskin2/5
sheepskin
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
fleece.
- noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
parchment; lambskin.
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- gaskin2/5
gaskin
- noun lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
- noun lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
- sealskin2/5
sealskin
- noun the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
seal.
- a coat of seal
- noun a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
- noun the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
- redskin2/5
redskin
A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. Cooper.2. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins.
- deerskin2/5
deerskin
- noun leather from the hide of a deer
- noun leather from the hide of a deer
- bearskin2/5
bearskin
- noun the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
- noun tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
busby; shako.
- noun the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
- goatskin2/5
goatskin
- noun the hide of a goat
- noun the hide of a goat
- pigskin2/5
pigskin
- noun leather from the skin of swine
- noun leather from the skin of swine
- oilskin2/5
oilskin
- noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
slicker.
- noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
- snakeskin2/5
snakeskin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- reskin2/5
reskin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wineskin1/5
wineskin
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- waterskin1/5
waterskin
- noun a container of skin for holding water
water skin.
- noun a container of skin for holding water
- moleskin1/5
moleskin
- noun a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
- noun a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
- sharkskin1/5
sharkskin
- noun a smooth crisp fabric
- noun a smooth crisp fabric
- doeskin1/5
doeskin
- noun soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
- noun a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
- noun soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
- buskin1/5
buskin
- noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
desert boot; half boot; combat boot; top boot.
- noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
- lambskin1/5
lambskin
- noun the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
- noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
sheepskin; parchment.
- noun the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
- onionskin1/5
onionskin
- noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
flimsy.
- noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
- rumpelstiltskin1/5
rumpelstiltskin
- noun a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself
- noun a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself
- calfskin1/5
calfskin
- noun fine leather from the skin of a calf
calf.
- noun fine leather from the skin of a calf
- coonskin1/5
coonskin
- noun a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back
coonskin cap.
- noun a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back
- cowskin1/5
cowskin
- noun leather made from the hide of a cow
cowhide.
- noun leather made from the hide of a cow
- kidskin1/5
kidskin
- noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
kid.
- kid gloves
- noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
- siskin1/5
siskin
- noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
Carduelis spinus.
- noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
- miskin1/5
miskin
(Mus.) A little bagpipe. Obs. Drayton.
- wolfskin1/5
- damaskin1/5
damaskin
A sword of Damask steel. No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell .
- leopardskin1/5
- dogskin1/5
dogskin
The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.
- catskin1/5
- seskin1/5
- chelyuskin1/5
- silverskin1/5
Suffixes of skin
- skins«Word Popularity Bar4/5
skin
- noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
tegument; cutis.
- your skin is the largest organ of your body
- noun an outer surface (usually thin)
- the skin of an airplane
- noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- skinner4/5
skinner
- noun a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
- noun United States actor (1858-1942)
Otis Skinner.
- noun a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
- skinned4/5
skinned
- adjective having skin of a specified kind
- verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
shin; shinny; skin; sputter; clamber; scramble; struggle.
- adjective having skin of a specified kind
- skinny4/5
skinny
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- skinning2/5
skin
- noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
tegument; cutis.
- your skin is the largest organ of your body
- noun an outer surface (usually thin)
- the skin of an airplane
- noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- skinners2/5
skinner
- noun United States actor (1858-1942)
Otis Skinner.
- noun United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
Cornelia Otis Skinner.
- noun United States actor (1858-1942)
- skinheads2/5
skinheads
- noun a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
bootboys.
- noun a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
skinhead.
- noun a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
- skinhead2/5
skinhead
- noun a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
- noun a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
- skintight2/5
skintight
- adjective satellite so tight as to cling to the skin
skin-tight.
- skintight jeans
- adjective satellite so tight as to cling to the skin
- skink2/5
skink
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
scincid lizard; scincid.
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
- skinless2/5
skinless
- adjective having no skin
- adjective having no skin
- skinnier1/5
skinny
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- skinniest1/5
skinny
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- skinnerian1/5
skinnerian
- noun a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
- adjective of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology
- noun a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
- skincare1/5
skincare
- noun care for the skin
skin care.
- noun care for the skin
- skinful1/5
skinful
- noun a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk
- someone had to drive me home last night because I had a skinful
- noun a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk
- skinniness1/5
skinniness
- noun the bodily property of lacking flesh
scrawniness.
- noun the bodily property of lacking flesh
- skinflint1/5
skinflint
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
churl; niggard; scrooge.
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- skint1/5
skint
- adjective satellite lacking funds
stone-broke; stony-broke; bust; broke.
- `skint' is a British slang term
- adjective satellite lacking funds
- skinks1/5
skink
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
scincid lizard; scincid.
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
- skinker1/5
skink
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
scincid lizard; scincid.
- noun alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Derived words of skin
- asking«Word Popularity Bar5/5
asking
- noun the verbal act of requesting
request.
- verb inquire about
ask; inquire; enquire.
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
- noun the verbal act of requesting
- masking4/5
masking
- noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
cover; screening; covering.
- the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
- noun the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
- he studied auditory masking by pure tones
- noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- risking3/5
risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- basking3/5
bask
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
enjoy; savor; savour; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- verb be exposed
- The seals were basking in the sun
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- dyskinesia3/5
dyskinesia
- noun abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
- noun abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
- erskine3/5
erskine
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- multitasking3/5
multitasking
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wineskins2/5
wineskin
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- husking2/5
husking
- noun the removal of covering
uncovering; stripping; baring; denudation.
- verb remove the husks from
shell; husk.
- husk corn
- noun the removal of covering
- whisking2/5
whisk
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- noun a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
whisk broom.
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- tasking2/5
task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- riskiness2/5
riskiness
- noun a state of danger involving risk
peril.
- noun a state of danger involving risk
- dyskinesias2/5
dyskinesia
- noun abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
- noun abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
- frisking2/5
frisking
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisk.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- buckskins2/5
buckskins
- noun breeches made of buckskin
- noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
buckskin.
- noun breeches made of buckskin
- sheepskins2/5
sheepskin
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
fleece.
- noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
parchment; lambskin.
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- gaskins2/5
gaskin
- noun lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
- noun lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
- redskins2/5
redskin
- noun (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
red man; Injun.
- noun (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
- unmasking2/5
unmasking
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb reveal the true nature of
unmask; uncloak.
- The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- deerskins2/5
deerskin
- noun leather from the hide of a deer
- noun leather from the hide of a deer
- foreskins1/5
foreskin
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
prepuce.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
prepuce.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
- moleskins1/5
moleskin
- noun a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
- noun a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
- disking1/5
disk
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun a flat circular plate
disc.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
- taskings1/5
task
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
project; undertaking; labor.
- he prepared for great undertakings
- noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
job; chore.
- estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
- the job of repairing the engine took several hours
- the endless task of classifying the samples
- the farmer's morning chores
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- buskins1/5
buskin
- noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
desert boot; half boot; combat boot; top boot.
- noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
- sealskins1/5
sealskin
- noun the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
seal.
- a coat of seal
- noun a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
- noun the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
- busking1/5
busk
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
- three young men were busking in the plaza
- verb play music in a public place and solicit money for it
- tsking1/5
tsk
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
tut-tut; tut.
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- goatskins1/5
goatskin
- noun the hide of a goat
- noun the hide of a goat
- huskiness1/5
huskiness
- noun the property of being big and strong
ruggedness; toughness.
- noun a throaty harshness
hoarseness; gruffness.
- noun the property of being big and strong
- bearskins1/5
bearskin
- noun the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
- noun tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
busby; shako.
- noun the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
- duskiness1/5
duskiness
- noun the state of being poorly illuminated
dimness.
- noun a swarthy complexion
darkness; swarthiness.
- noun the state of being poorly illuminated
- muskiness1/5
muskiness
- noun having the olfactory properties of musk
- noun having the olfactory properties of musk
- oilskins1/5
oilskin
- noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
slicker.
- noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
- friskiness1/5
friskiness
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
frolicsomeness; sportiveness.
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
- siskins1/5
siskin
- noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
Carduelis spinus.
- noun small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
- dyskinetic1/5
- ruskinian1/5
- muleskinner1/5
muleskinner
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- snakeskins1/5
- gasking1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `skin`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `skin`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `skin`, some are not.
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