Skin (n.) The external membranous integument of an animal. |
Skin (n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned |
Skin (n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. |
Skin (n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit |
Skin (n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. |
Skin (n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel |
Skin (v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of |
Skin (v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin |
Skin (v. t.) To strip of money or property |
Skin (v. i.) To become covered with skin |
Skin (v. i.) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited. |
Skin-deep (a.) Not deeper than the skin |
Split (imp. & p. p.) of Split |
Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise |
Split (v. t.) To burst |
Split (v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord |
Split (v. t.) To divide or separate into components |
Split (v. i.) To part asunder |
Split (v. i.) To be broken |
Split (v. i.) To separate into parties or factions. |
Split (v. i.) To burst with laughter. |
Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret |
Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. |
Split (n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure. |
Split (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party |
Split (n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting |
Split (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. |
Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. |
Split (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split |
Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value |
Split (a.) Divided |
Split (a.) Divided deeply |
Split-tail (n.) A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family. |
Split-tail (n.) The pintail duck. |
Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards. |
Thickness (n.) The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective). |
split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
schism split | division of a group into opposing factions, another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
rent rip split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
split stock split split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care skincare | care for the skin |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
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 |
thick skin | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) |
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 |
split | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl, he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
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 |
thickness | resistance to flow |
complexion skin color skin colour | the coloring of a person's face |
thickness | the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
thickness heaviness | used of a line or mark |
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 |
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 |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
split infinitive | an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go') |
skin flick | a pornographic movie |
thickness | indistinct articulation, judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily |
split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
split-pea soup | made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery |
split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
potato skin potato peel potato peelings | crisp fried potato peeling |
split-pea | dried hulled pea, used in soup |
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 |
Split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea |
rip rent snag split tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart, there was a rip in his pants, she had snags in her stockings |
split | a lengthwise crack in wood, he inserted the wedge into a split in the log |
dermatologist skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
skin-diver aquanaut | an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder |
split end | (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen |