asking | (noun) the verbal act of requesting | Synonyms: request |
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bearskin | (noun) tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | Synonyms: busby, shako |
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(noun) the pelt of a bear | - |
buckskin | (noun) horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail | - |
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(noun) a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin | - |
buckskins | (noun) (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin | - |
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buskin | (noun) a boot reaching halfway up to the knee | Synonyms: combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot |
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calfskin | (noun) fine leather from the skin of a calf | Synonyms: calf |
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coonskin | (noun) a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back | Synonyms: coonskin cap |
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cornhusking | (noun) the act of removing the husks from ears of corn | - |
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(noun) a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn | Synonyms: husking bee |
cowskin | (noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowhide |
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deerskin | (noun) leather from the hide of a deer | - |
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doeskin | (noun) a fine smooth soft woolen fabric | - |
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(noun) soft leather from deerskin or lambskin | - |
duskiness | (noun) a swarthy complexion | Synonyms: darkness, swarthiness |
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(noun) the state of being poorly illuminated | Synonyms: dimness |
dyskinesia | (noun) abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements | - |
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foreskin | (noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | Synonyms: prepuce |
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(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris | Synonyms: prepuce |
friskiness | (noun) lively high-spirited playfulness | Synonyms: frolicsomeness, sportiveness |
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frisking | (noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | Synonyms: frisk |
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gaskin | (noun) lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle | - |
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goatskin | (noun) the hide of a goat | - |
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huskiness | (noun) the property of being big and strong | Synonyms: ruggedness, toughness |
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(noun) a throaty harshness | Synonyms: gruffness, hoarseness |
husking | (noun) the removal of covering | Synonyms: baring, denudation, stripping, uncovering |
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kidskin | (noun) soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat | Synonyms: kid |
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lambskin | (noun) the skin of a lamb with the wool still on | - |
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(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: parchment, sheepskin |
masking | (noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | Synonyms: cover, covering, screening |
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(noun) scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen | Synonyms: masking piece |
(noun) the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation | - |
moleskin | (noun) a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap | - |
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muskiness | (noun) having the olfactory properties of musk | - |
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oilskin | (noun) a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof | Synonyms: slicker |
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onionskin | (noun) a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies | Synonyms: flimsy |
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pigskin | (noun) leather from the skin of swine | - |
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riskiness | (noun) a state of danger involving risk | Synonyms: peril |
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sealskin | (noun) a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin | - |
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(noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | Synonyms: seal |
sharkskin | (noun) a smooth crisp fabric | - |
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sheepskin | (noun) a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | Synonyms: diploma |
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(noun) tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing | Synonyms: fleece |
(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: lambskin, parchment |
siskin | (noun) small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak | Synonyms: Carduelis spinus |
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skin | (noun) body covering of a living animal | Synonyms: hide, pelt |
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(noun) an outer surface (usually thin) | - |
(noun) a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal | - |
(noun) a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch | Synonyms: cutis, tegument |
(noun) the rind of a fruit or vegetable | Synonyms: peel |
(noun) a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent | Synonyms: skinhead |
(noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved | Synonyms: baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead |
(noun) a person's skin regarded as their life | - |
(verb) remove the skin from | Synonyms: pare, peel |
(verb) remove the bark of a tree | Synonyms: bark |
(verb) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of | Synonyms: scrape |
(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, sputter, struggle |
skincare | (noun) care for the skin | Synonyms: skin care |
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skinflint | (noun) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | Synonyms: churl, niggard, scrooge |
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skinful | (noun) a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk | - |
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skinhead | (noun) a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent | Synonyms: skin |
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(noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved | Synonyms: baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skin |
skinheads | (noun) a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | Synonyms: bootboys |
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skink | (noun) alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide | Synonyms: scincid, scincid lizard |
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skinless | (adjective) having no skin | - |
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skinned | (adjective) having skin of a specified kind | - |
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skinner | (noun) a person who prepares or deals in animal skins | - |
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(noun) a worker who drives mules | Synonyms: mule driver, mule skinner, muleteer |
skinniness | (noun) the bodily property of lacking flesh | Synonyms: scrawniness |
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skinny | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling skin | - |
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(adjective) giving or spending with reluctance | Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching |
(adjective) being very thin | Synonyms: boney, bony, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, underweight, weedy |
(adjective) fitting snugly | Synonyms: tight-fitting, tight fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting |
(noun) confidential information about a topic or person | - |
skint | (adjective) lacking funds | Synonyms: broke, bust, stone-broke, stony-broke |
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skintight | (adjective) so tight as to cling to the skin | Synonyms: skin-tight |
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unmasking | (noun) the exposure of an impostor or a fraud | Synonyms: expose |
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waterskin | (noun) a container of skin for holding water | Synonyms: water skin |
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wineskin | (noun) an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine | - |
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