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Skin Dead Outer Layer Forms Skinning Noun Natural

word skin
definition
noun
Your skin is the natural covering of your body.
His skin is clear and smooth.
There are three major types of skin cancer.
The only difference between us is the colour of our skins.
An animal skin is skin which has been removed from a dead animal. Skins are used to make things such as coats and rugs .
That was real crocodile skin.
...a leopard skin coat.
The skin of a fruit or vegetable is its outer layer or covering.
The outer skin of the orange is called the 'zest'.
...banana skins.
If a skin forms on the surface of a liquid, a thin, fairly solid layer forms on it.
Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.
In computing, a skin is a set of colours, fonts, and background images,that can be used to change how a computer, phone screen or app looks .
The new skins will be available for download soon.
verb
If you skin a dead animal, you remove its skin.
...with the expertise of a chef skinning a rabbit.
inflections skinsskinningskinned
cefr-level A2

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