From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
skin
n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of
touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn:
skin, tegument, cutis]
2: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
3: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt,
skin]
4: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his
skin"
5: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: peel, skin]
6: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the
hide of an animal
v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle,
sputter]
2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy
skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: skin, scrape]
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin]
4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel,
pare]