skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care skincare | care for the skin |
galvanic skin response GSR psychogalvanic response electrodermal response electrical skin response Fere phenomenon Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
pilomotor reflex gooseflesh goose bump goosebump goose pimple goose skin horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
hide pelt skin | body covering of a living animal |
apple maggot railroad worm Rhagoletis pomonella | larvae bore into and feed on apples |
apple aphid green apple aphid Aphis pomi | bright green aphid, feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves |
woolly apple aphid American blight Eriosoma lanigerum | primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees |
thick skin | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) |
apple of discord | (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited), the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it, when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War |
apple orchard | a grove of apple trees |
artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
skin | an outer surface (usually thin), the skin of an airplane |
skin | a bag serving as a container for liquids, it is made from the hide of an animal |
transdermal patch skin patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |
waterskin water skin | a container of skin for holding water |
complexion skin color skin colour | the coloring of a person's face |
skin tegument cutis | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch, your skin is the largest organ of your body |
skin graft | a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn |
skin cell | any of the cells making up the skin |
thyroid cartilage Adam's apple | the largest cartilage of the larynx |
touch sense of touch skin senses touch modality cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
tactual sensation tactility touch perception skin perceptiveness | the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain |
cutaneous sensation haptic sensation skin sensation | a sensation localized on the skin |
skin test | any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin |
tuberculin test tuberculin skin test | a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium, based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin |
skin flick | a pornographic movie |
candied apple candy apple taffy apple caramel apple toffee apple | an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) |
apple dumpling | apples wrapped in pastry and baked |
apple tart | a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar |
apple tart | a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar |
apple turnover | turnover with an apple filling |
apple pie | pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar |
apple fritter | fritter containing sliced apple |
apple butter | thick dark spicy puree of apples |
apple jelly | jelly made from apple juice |
potato skin potato peel potato peelings | crisp fried potato peeling |
eggplant aubergine mad apple | egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow |
peel skin | the rind of a fruit or vegetable |
banana peel banana skin | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded), he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell |
apple | fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
crab apple crabapple | small sour apple, suitable for preserving, crabapples make a tangy jelly |
eating apple dessert apple | an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking |
cooking apple | an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc |
bell apple sweet cup water lemon yellow granadilla | the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle |
custard apple | the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp |
bullock's heart Jamaica apple | large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp |
sweetsop annon sugar apple | sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds |
pond apple | ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peacholored flesh, related to custard apples |
kai apple | South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots, used for pickles and preserves |