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skins

The correct spelling is skins.

How to pronounce skins

/skɪnz/
noun

IPA: /skɪnz/

Say it like: Ski-ns

The correct spelling is skins. The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. For example: "He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

Usage Examples

He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.

In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.

You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
  2. 2.The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
  3. 3.The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
  4. 4.A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
  5. 5.A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

verb

  1. 1.To injure the skin of.
  2. 2.To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
  3. 3.To high five.
  4. 4.To apply a skin to (a computer program).
  5. 5.To use tricks to go past a defender.

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