I. noun
1.
Synonyms: hide , fell, fur, jacket, pelt
2.
Synonyms: hull , case, husk, pod, shell, shuck, ||slough
3.
a usually thin casing forming the outside surface of a structure or thing
aircraft skins made of aluminum alloys
Synonyms: sheath, sheathing
Related Word: facing, siding; case, casing, cover, jacket; shell
4.
Synonyms: miser , cheapskate, cheeseparer, nabal, niggard, ||nipcheese, scrooge, skinflint, stiff, tightwad
5.
Synonyms: swindler , cheat, con man, defrauder, diddler, double-dealer, flimflammer, ||grifter, gyp, sharper
|| 6.
Synonyms: dollar , bill, ||bone, ||buck, ||fish, ||frogskin, ||iron man, one, ||smacker, ||smackeroo
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: sheathe , clad, face, side
2.
to remove the surface, skin, or thin outer covering of
skin a Bermuda onion
Synonyms: decorticate, excorticate, peel, scale, strip; compare shuck
Related Word: cut off, pull off; pare, shave (off), trim; hull, husk, shuck; bark, rind; excoriate, flay, gall
3.
Synonyms: overcharge 1, clip, fleece, soak, stick
4.
Synonyms: criticize , blame, censure, condemn, denounce, denunciate, knock, rap, reprehend, reprobate
5.
Synonyms: hurry 2, barrel, beeline, bucket, bullet, fleet, haste, hasten, highball, hustle