skin 1, noun (oh) and thresher shark (sh)

skin 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?body?
2 ?from an animal?
3 ?Food?
4 ?on a liquid?
5 ?part of an object?
6 ?computer?
7 have (a) thin/thick skin
8 get under somebody's skin
9 by the skin of your teeth
10 make somebody's skin crawl
11 be skin and bone
12 it's no skin off somebody's nose
13 something is only skin deep
14 skins
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: skinn]
?BODY?
[U and C] the natural outer layer of a person's or animal's body
::She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin .
::If you are fair-skinned , you should try to stay out of the sun.
::My skin is quite sensitive .
::an ugly man with bad skin and brown teeth
::chemicals that irritate the skin
::The eggs are hatched under a fold of skin on the penguin's belly.
::a skin disease
-see also skincare
?FROM AN ANIMAL?
[U and C] the skin of an animal, sometimes including its fur, used to make leather, clothes etc
::a leopard skin
flesh, seed, skin
?Food?
[U and C] a) the natural outer cover of some fruits and Vegetables
-synonym peel peel
::banana skins
b) the outer cover of a sausage
?ON A LIQUID?
[U and C] a thin solid layer that forms on the top of a liquid, especially when it gets cold
::Cover the soup to stop a skin from forming.
?PART OF AN OBJECT?
[C] a layer that is part of a vehicle, building, object etc, especially on the outside
::The outer skin of the aircraft was not punctured.
::The lampshade has a double skin so that it remains cool.
?COMPUTER?
[U and C] the way particular information appears on a computer screen, especially when this can be changed quickly and easily
have (a) thin/thick skin
to be easily upset or not easily upset by criticism
::This is not a job for someone with thin skin.
get under sb's skin
informal if someone gets under your skin, they annoy you, especially by the way they behave
::What really gets under my skin is people who push straight to the front of the line.
by the skin of your teeth
informal if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in doing it, and very nearly failed to do it
::Two others made it by the skin of their teeth.
make sb's skin crawl
informal to make someone feel very uncomfortable combined with a strong feeling of dislike
::Her singing makes my skin crawl.
be skin and bone
BrE be skin and bones AmE informal to be extremely thin in a way that is unattractive and unhealthy
it's no skin off sb's nose
spoken used to say that someone does not care what another person thinks or does, because it does not affect them
::If she doesn't want me to help, it's no skin off my nose!
sth is only skin deep
used to say that something may seem to be important or effective, but it really is not because it only affects the way things appear
::Beauty is only skin deep.
skins [plural] BrE informal papers for rolling a cigarette, especially one with marijuana in it
-see also save sb's skin at save 1 (11), jump out of your skin at jump 1 (4)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
fair/pale skin
dark/olive skin
dark-skinned/fair-skinned
dry/oily/sensitive skin
smooth/soft skin
leathery skin (=thick and hard skin)
scaly skin (=rough dry skin on animals such asLIZARDs )
good/bad skin (=healthy or unhealthy skin on your face)
skin colour/tone
rub/irritate your skin
flap/fold/layer of skin

thresher shark (sh)

Any of five species (family Alopiidae) of sharks with a long, scythelike tail that may constitute almost half their total length.

They are found in tropical and temperate seas worldwide. They eat squid and schooling fishes, attacking after circling and herding their prey into small groups. They sometimes use their tail to stun their prey or, by thrashing the water, to frighten them. They are not considered dangerous to humans. The long-tailed thresher, or fox shark (Alopias vulpinus), is a big, dark fish that grows about 20 ft (6 m) long.

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