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SKIN/skɪn/

Skin is the covering of the body. Dry skin, dark skin, the skin of an apple (the peel). Thin is the opposite of thick — different word. A plaster goes on a cut in the skin.

Meaning

The outer covering of a person’s or animal’s body.

Examples

• “Use cream if your skin is dry.”
• “Wear a hat so your skin does not burn.”
• “Wash the apple but you can eat the skin.”

Good to know

dry/fair/dark skin. Fruit: the skin = peel. Mix-up: thin.

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