Phrase Hound found 237 phrases and 175 compound words that contain skin. The most common are listed below. Open skin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 237
- skin cancerA malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma.
- skin colorThe color of human skin.
- Skin-care
- skin and bonesA person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
- skin-deepShallow, superficial.
- Dry-skin
- skin jobA robot or android with humanoid flesh and skin.
- skin groupAn Australian Aborigine social division, which is inherited from the mother and which determines whom one can marry and how one relates to others.
- Skin types
- skin cellsplural of skin cell: A specialized cell that constitutes the skin, primarily located in the epidermis.
- skin toneThe colour of a person's skin.
- skin effectThe tendency of an alternating current to distribute itself in a conductor such that the current density is greater near the surface than near the core.
- Sensitive Skin
- skin and boneAlternative form of skin and bones: A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
- milk skinA sticky film of protein that forms on top of dairy milk and foods containing dairy milk (such as hot chocolate and some soups).
- fish skinThe skin of a fish.
- skin tonesplural of skin tone: The colour of a person's skin.
- second skinDescribing something which so perfectly suits one that one does not notice it.
- skin upTo make a cannabis cigarette.
- Skin rash
- Skin contact
- Human skin
- waste of skinA worthless person.
- skin in the gameA stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments.
- e-skinA thin electronic material that mimics human skin, for example by sensing pressure and temperature or by healing itself when damaged.
Compound words 175
- skinnyThin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
- skincareThe care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.
- skinnerSomeone who skins animals.
- skinheadSomeone with a shaved head.
- sheepskinThe skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
- buckskinThe skin of a male deer, a buck.
- pigskinThe skin of a pig.
- lambskinThe skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
- moleskinThe fur of a mole.
- skinlessNot having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.