skinne

Noun

skin (countable and uncountable, plural skins)

1. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
   • He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
2. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

   Synonyms:

   peel, pericarp

3. (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
   • you know good leather, you know the best way to tan the hides and where to find the best skins2011, Iris Gower, The Wild Seed, Transworld

   Synonyms:

   hide, pelt

4. (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
   • 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.

   Synonyms:

   film

5. (countable) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
   • You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
6. (countable) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
   • My friend likes to use a Spider-Man skin in Fortnite.

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