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English

Etymology

From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþ? (compare Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish ceinn, Irish scainim (“I tear, burst”), Latin scindere (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit ??????? (chinátti, “he splits”)), nasal variant of *skeh?i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English h?d (“skin, hide”), see hide. More at shed.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sk?n, IPA^(key): /sk?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

skin (countable and uncountable, plural skins)

1. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

2. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
3. (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
4. (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

6. (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

7. (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
8. (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.

9. (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
10. (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual?s physical skin.
11. (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

12. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
    • 1843, Richard Henry Horne, Orion

      the Bacchic train,
      Who brought their skins of wine, and loaded poles
      That bent with mighty clusters of black grapes

13. (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

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14. (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
15. A drink of whisky served hot.
16. (slang, Ireland, Britain) person, chap

    He was a decent old skin.

Synonyms

• (outer covering of living tissue): dermis, integument, tegument
• (outer protective layer of a plant or animal): peel (of fruit or vegetable), pericarp
• (skin of an animal used by humans): hide, pelt
• (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid): film
• (subgroup of Australian Aboriginals): moiety, section, subsection

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• cutaneous
• cutis
• dermis
• epidermis

References

• skin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

skin (third-person singular simple present skins, present participle skinning, simple past and past participle skinned)

1. (transitive) To injure the skin of.

   He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.

2. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
3. (colloquial) To high five.
4. (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).

   Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?

5. (Britain, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
6. (intransitive) To become covered with skin.

   A wound eventually skins over.

7. (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
8. (US, slang, archaic) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
9. (slang, dated) To strip of money or property; to cheat.

Synonyms

• (injure the skin of): bark, chafe, excoriate, graze, scrape
• (remove the skin of): flay, fleece, flense, scalp

Derived terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

• -kins, Sink, inks, k'ins, kins, sink

Abinomn

Noun

skin

1. star

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Norwegian ski +? -an (infinitive suffix).

Verb

skin

1. (Luserna) to ski

Noun

skin n

1. (Luserna) skiing

References

• “skin” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Danish

Noun

skin n (singular definite skinnet, not used in plural form)

1. light, glare
2. semblance

Verb

skin

1. imperative of skinne

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

skin m or f (plural skins, diminutive skinnetje n)

1. (computing) Skin
2. Short for skinhead.

Anagrams

• niks, snik

Icelandic

Etymology

From skína (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sc??n/
• Rhymes: -??n

  Homophone: skyn

Noun

skin n (genitive singular skins, nominative plural skin)

1. shine, shimmer, brightness

Declension

Derived terms

• sólskin

Anagrams

• sink

Middle English

Noun

skin

1. Alternative form of skyn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skin

1. inflection of skina:
   1. present
   2. imperative

Old Saxon

Etymology

From sk?nan.

Noun

sk?n n

1. shine

Portuguese

Noun

skin f (plural skins)

1. (computing) skin (image used as the background of a graphical user interface)
2. (countable, video games) skin (alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game)

Swedish

Verb

skin

1. imperative of skina.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English skin

Noun

skin

1. (anatomy) skin

Derived terms

• skin pas (envelope)

Volapük

Noun

skin (nominative plural skins)

1. skin

Declension

Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumjan? (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??m/, [t??????m]
• Rhymes: -?m

Verb

trim (third-person singular simple present trims, present participle trimming, simple past and past participle trimmed)

1. (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

2. (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.

3. (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
4. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.

5. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
7. (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
8. (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

   • The hermit trimmed his little fire.

9. (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
10. (transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
11. (transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.

Derived terms

• betrim

Translations

Noun

trim (countable and uncountable, plural trims)

1. (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.

2. (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.

3. Dress; gear; ornaments.
4. (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
   • 1614, George Chapman, Andromeda Liberata

     The measure and whole trim of comeliness

5. (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
6. (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
7. (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
   • 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 35, pp. 239-240,^[3]

     “Take me somewhere.”

     His response lacked dignity, but in fairness to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave.

     He asked, “You mean, you’re going to give me some trim?”

8. (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
9. (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.

Translations

Adjective

trim (comparative trimmer, superlative trimmest)

1. Physically fit.

2. Slender, lean.

3. Neat or smart in appearance.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1

     […] manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.

   • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].

Translations

Adverb

trim (not comparable)

1. (nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
2. (nautical) With sails well trimmed.

Anagrams

• MIRT, RMIT

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (Gheg) trajm [t?ajm]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *trim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, young”). Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (táru?a, “young”) and Armenian ???? (t?arm, “young, fresh”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *trem(s)- (“to thump; to tremble”). Compare Latin trem? (“tremble”), Lithuanian trìmti (“shake, tremble”), Tocharian A tröm (“in rage, fury”) and Tocharian B tremi (“rage, fury”).

Noun

trim m (indefinite plural trima, definite singular trimi, definite plural trimat)

1. man, manful
2. hero
3. courageous
4. valiant, valorous
5. brave, hardy

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m

Verb

trim

1. first-person singular present indicative of trimmen
2. imperative of trimmen

Latvian

Numeral

trim

1. dative plural masculine form of tr?s
2. instrumental plural masculine form of tr?s
3. dative plural feminine form of tr?s
4. instrumental plural feminine form of tr?s