(~s, ~ning, ~ned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Your ~ is the natural covering of your body.
His ~ is clear and smooth...
There are three major types of ~ cancer...
The only difference between us is the colour of our ~s.
N-VAR
2.
An animal ~ is ~ which has been removed from a dead animal. Skins are used to make things such as coats and rugs.
That was real crocodile ~.
N-VAR: usu supp N
3.
The ~ of a fruit or vegetable is its outer layer or covering.
The outer ~ of the orange is called the ‘zest’.
...banana ~s.
N-VAR
4.
If a ~ forms on the surface of a liquid, a thin, fairly solid layer forms on it.
Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a ~ forming.
N-SING
5.
If you ~ a dead animal, you remove its ~.
...with the expertise of a chef ~ning a rabbit.
VERB: V n
6.
see also -~ned , banana ~
7.
If you do something by the ~ of your teeth, you just manage to do it.
He won, but only by the ~ of his teeth.
PHRASE: PHR with cl
8.
If you say that someone has a thick ~, you mean that they are able to listen to criticism about themselves without becoming offended.
You need a thick ~ to be a headmaster.
PHRASE: N inflects, usu v PHR
9.
to make your ~ crawl: see crawl