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skin

skin

136 7.2
A person's life or safety that they try to protect
  • noun
  • /skɪn/
  • Informal
translation icon : piel
  • "Fine," she said, "send the car by all means; it's no skin off my nose."
  • save one's skin
  • one's own skin

We got away with by, by the skin of of our teeth.

Examples

  • You've got a thick skin and no mistake.

  • He was warned that if he continued his risky behavior, he could be putting his own skin in danger.

  • Now you got skin in the game.

  • So they get through this by the skin of their teeth.

  • I'm jumping out of my skin here.

  • I don't think that you meant everything you said, but it did get under my skin and it did get into my head.

  • A follow-up study confirmed that the prejudice was not about race or skin color but about national origin.

    Academic text (2006)
  • As one participant put it, "you have to have a thick skin" to be a varsity athlete.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I tried to get under their skins, explain their motives, the "roots of their errors."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Beauty's only skin deep, isn't that right, Phleg?

Idioms

25 7.2

To annoy someone again and again so they feel bothered

skin in the game
  • Informal
10 5.3

A personal stake in something like money or reputation

skin and bones
  • Informal
9 5.6

Very thin with almost no fat or muscle

6 8.8

To scold or punish someone severely to show strong anger, not a real action

Feeling calm and confident about who you are

5 7.7

To be very surprised and move suddenly because of fear

To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does

To feel comfortable and confident with who you are

Completely wet, with water going through your clothes and reaching your skin

It does not bother me if something happens

1 9.9

It does not matter to me

Cause a strong feeling of fear or disgust with a creepy physical feeling

9.4

To become less upset by criticism or problems

9.0

Not upset or harmed when something happens to someone else

to skin a flint
  • Archaic
9.9

To try very hard not to spend money even when you should

To be very unwilling to spend money, even small amounts

skin and grin
  • Informal
9.6

A friendly person who shows a big warm smile

Compounds

32 1.7

The natural tone of a person's skin that usually comes from their parents

skin cancer
  • Specialized
30 2.5

A growth of skin cells that can be harmful, often after too much sun

skin cell
  • Specialized
14 2.7

A small living part of the skin that makes it and helps protect the body

13 1.6

A daily routine to keep your skin clean and healthy

skin graft
  • Specialized
7 3.5

A piece of healthy skin taken from one body part and placed on damaged skin to help it heal

6 3.5

Clothes that fit very closely to the body

5 4.7

Only on the surface and not deep inside

5 3.3

A problem that affects the skin, causing redness or itching

4 2.4

Part of the body not covered by clothing

4 3.0

A red, itchy area on the skin that may have spots or bumps

4 2.0

The outer layer of an animal's body that people remove and use for leather or fur

3 4.2

A very heavy outer covering on animals like elephants that protects them

Red, itchy or sore skin after touching something that causes a reaction

2 2.1

A crisp shell of potato peel fried or baked and topped with melted cheese and bacon

skin flick
  • Offensive
2 9.7

A movie that shows sexual acts for adults

skin test
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A medical test that puts a small amount of something on the skin to check for allergy or past infection

Smooth pale skin that looks delicate

skin disorder
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A health problem that makes the skin red, sore, or itchy

waste of skin
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person seen as having no value or use

1 6.2

Change in the skin's tiny electrical activity when you feel stress or strong emotion

1 3.5

Swimming underwater with a snorkel but without scuba gear

1 7.9

A bag made from animal skin that people carry to hold water

artificial skin
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A two-layer man-made material used to replace or cover damaged skin after burns

1 2.1

The outer peel that is left after you eat a banana

1 3.1

The spotted fur of a leopard or a fabric with the same spotted pattern

1 4.1

Small raised bumps on the skin when you are cold or scared

1 3.3

The fur and hide of a rabbit used to make clothes or soft craft items

1 3.2

Soft, flexible skin that looks healthy

skin elasticity
  • Specialized
1 4.1

How well the skin stretches and goes back to its normal shape

skin eruption
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Raised red or swollen patches that suddenly appear on the skin

skin doctor
  • Informal
1 3.4

A doctor who treats skin problems like rashes and eczema

skin tumor
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A growth on the skin that may be harmless or cancerous

skin patch
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small sticky pad that slowly sends medicine into the body

Things you do to keep your skin safe from dangers like the sun or chemicals

1 5.0

A person who swims underwater with a mask and fins for fun or sport

A condition that makes the skin red, sore, or itchy

6.5

A change in the skin's electrical signal when someone feels stress or strong emotion

artificial skin
  • Specialized
4.5

A flexible man-made covering that senses touch and temperature on robot hands and replacement limbs

A robe made from a leopard's fur worn by leaders at ceremonies

rabbit skin
  • Specialized
7.2

A strong glue made by boiling rabbit hide for sticking wood or canvas

tuberculin skin test
  • Specialized
5.0

A test that checks if you have been exposed to tuberculosis bacteria by putting a small medicine under the skin

skin effect
  • Specialized
9.2

High-frequency electric current flows mostly near a wire's surface instead of through the whole wire

A feeling you have on the surface of the skin

Feelings you get through your skin, like touch and temperature

skin patch
  • Specialized
3.5

A small sticky pad with sensors that record or send health data

A problem that looks small but does not fix the real cause

5.6

An activity of swimming underwater using only a snorkel

9.3

A person at high risk of skin cancer from too much sun

How Safe

safety
1.0
skin
  • Informal
136 7.2
risk
1.9
danger
1.0
peril
112 5.7

Surface Forms

skin singular
skins plural

Etymology

Skin in the phrase 'save your skin' comes from the idea of the skin as your body or life (old skinn), so to save your skin is to protect your life or personal safety.