" skins "

1: an outer part or layer;

  * e.g., " ... space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft "

•  Synonyms : 

•  exteriors,

•  faces,

•  outsides,

•  shells,

•  surfaces,

•  veneers

•  Antonyms : 

•  insides,

•  interiors

2: the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value;

  * e.g., " ... hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable "

•  Synonyms : 

•  furs,

•  hides,

•  leathers,

•  pelts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use;

  * e.g., " ... calfskin gloves "

•  Synonyms : 

•  hides,

•  leathers

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an outer part or layer;

  * e.g., " ... space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft "

•  Synonyms : 

•  exterior,

•  face,

•  outside,

•  shell,

•  surface,

•  veneer

•  Antonyms : 

•  inside,

•  interior

2: the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value;

  * e.g., " ... hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fur,

•  hide,

•  leather,

•  pelt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use;

  * e.g., " ... calfskin gloves "

•  Synonyms : 

•  hide,

•  leather

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to remove the natural covering of;

  * e.g., " ... I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barks,

•  flays,

•  hulls,

•  husks,

•  peels,

•  shells,

•  shucks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beats,

•  bilks,

•  bleeds,

•  cheats,

•  chisels,

•  chouses,

•  cons,

•  cozens,

•  defrauds,

•  diddles,

•  does,

•  does in,

•  euchres,

•  fiddles,

•  fleeces,

•  flimflams,

•  gaffs,

•  hoses,

•  hustles,

•  mulcts,

•  nobbles,

•  plucks,

•  reams,

•  rips off,

•  rooks,

•  screws,

•  shakes down,

•  shortchanges,

•  shorts,

•  skunks,

•  squeezes,

•  sticks,

•  stiffs,

•  stings,

•  suckers,

•  swindles,

•  thimblerigs,

•  victimizes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to defeat by a large margin;

  * e.g., " ... we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilates,

•  blows away,

•  bombs,

•  buries,

•  clobbers,

•  creams,

•  drubs,

•  dusts,

•  flattens,

•  pastes,

•  routs,

•  shellacs,

•  skunks,

•  smokes,

•  smothers,

•  snows under,

•  thrashes,

•  trims,

•  tromps,

•  trounces,

•  wallops,

•  waxes,

•  whips,

•  whomps,

•  whops,

•  whups

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to remove the natural covering of;

  * e.g., " ... I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bark,

•  flay,

•  hull,

•  husk,

•  peel,

•  shell,

•  shuck

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bilk,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  hustle,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  shake down,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to defeat by a large margin;

  * e.g., " ... we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilate,

•  blow away,

•  bomb,

•  bury,

•  clobber,

•  cream,

•  drub,

•  dust,

•  flatten,

•  paste,

•  rout,

•  shellac,

•  skunk,

•  smoke,

•  smother,

•  snow under,

•  thrash,

•  trim,

•  tromp,

•  trounce,

•  wallop,

•  wax,

•  whip,

•  whomp,

•  whop,

•  whup

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)