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noun

plural of skin
1
as in exteriors
an outer part or layer space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft

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2
as in pelts
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable

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3
as in leathers
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use calfskin gloves

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skins

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skin
1
as in peels
to remove the natural covering of I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

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as in cheats
to rob by the use of trickery or threats got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

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3
as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

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Recent Examples of skins
Noun
Orkin recommends inspecting hotel rooms before unpacking by checking mattresses and furniture for live bugs, shed skins, tiny eggs or dark, ink-like stains. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Water brings notes of red grape skins, ripe peach, vanilla, allspice and wood smoke. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 First, the animals whose skins would become parchment—typically sheep or calves—had to be slaughtered; a complete bible required the skins of around five hundred sheep. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The rest goes into a stock pot with leftover frozen celery tops, onion skins and maybe the odd garlic clove. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 6 July 2026 She is known for 2022 doc Slay, which looked into the fashion industry to investigate the use of fur, leather and wool, greenwashing and the impact of brands using animal skins. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Signs of snakes include small rounded holes, shed skins, droppings, and trails winding in the soil. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 Leaving the skins on the potatoes makes prep easy and gives this salad a more rustic finish. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 Hermès has also been criticized by animal rights groups such as PETA for using animal skins from crocodile farms and similar facilities in its handbags and other items. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Verb
Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skins
  1. exteriors
  2. pelts
  3. leathers
  4. peels
  5. cheats
  6. bombs
  7. surfaces
  8. furs
Noun
  • Save big and add a sophisticated touch to your home’s exteriors with up to 30% off during Design Within Reach’s Fourth of July sale.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026
  • The exteriors of the nuptials were really filmed on location in England, and the major moment is still considered one of the most expensive soap opera ceremonies ever.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of exteriors
Noun
  • These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
    — John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Definition of pelts
Noun
  • At the same time, advances in synthetic leathers were increasingly becoming more attractive for shoe makers in terms of both performance and production cost.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Extending the footwear offering is a Birkenstock x Sacai utility bag, available in two sizes and crafted using the same premium natural and suede leathers featured throughout the footwear collection.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Definition of leathers
Verb
  • His wife, Yusra Abu-Alhasab, peels back the curtain to tell her husband something in Arabic.
    — Jenna Thompson June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • This peels the macro noise off the 10-K, leaving behind a clean, company-specific dataset that background models can actually calculate.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of peels
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
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  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
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  • The most notable finds were a group of gold coins dated to the reign of Roman emperor Constantius II, who ruled between 337 and 361, and a collection of about 200 ostraca—pottery fragments used as writing surfaces—inscribed in Coptic and Greek.
    — Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
  • Clean and sanitize utensils and food-prep surfaces before and after use.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of surfaces
Noun
  • The attractive, mid-30s crowd seemed to be a mix of friends and couples donning beards, tattoos, red lips, and furs worn with sneakers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Definition of furs

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