English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 466 of 1086

skin and bonesnoun

A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

skin backverb

Retract (an envelope of skin or flesh, or an analogous protective sheath).

skin beetlenoun

A beetle of the family Dermestidae.

skin fastingnoun

Abstinence from skincare products for a determined time period; the temporal reduction or elimination of the use of skincare products.

skin flicknoun

A pornographic film.

skin groupnoun

An Australian Aborigine social division, which is inherited from the mother and which determines who one can marry and how one relates to others.

skin hungernoun

A craving for interpersonal physical contact, such as hugs.

skin in the gamenoun

A stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments.

skin jobnoun

A robot or android with humanoid flesh and skin.

skin merchantnoun

One who trades in skin-based products like furs and leather.

skin signsnoun

The observable color, temperature, and moisture of a patient's epidermis, a component of vital signs.

skin upverb

To make a cannabis cigarette.

skin wormnoun

A small worm or other parasite which infects the skin.

skin-deepadj

Shallow, superficial.

skin-onadj

Prepared without removing the skin.

skinableadj

Alternative spelling of skinnable.

skinboundadj

Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound.

skinbowadj

Of a zebrafish: having been genetically engineered to have a skin of many colours, to aid in the visualization of changes in its cells.

skinbyrdnoun

Synonym of skingirl (“female skinhead”).

skincarenoun

The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.

skinchverb

To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.

skinchyadj

Being, or having the quality of, a skinch.

skinemanoun

Pornographic cinema.

Skinemaxname

Cinemax, an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network.

skinfeelnoun

The way that something feels against the skin.

skinflintnoun

One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.

skinflintinessnoun

The quality of being a skinflint.

skinfluencernoun

A social media celebrity whose account focuses on skincare products.

skinflutenoun

Alternative form of skin flute.

skinfoldnoun

A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.

skinfolknoun

People who share the same skin color (race) with one another, especially when they are not otherwise closely associated or similar.

skinfulnoun

Enough to fill a skin.

skingirlnoun

A female member of the skinhead subculture.

skinheadnoun

Someone with a shaved head.

skinheadedadj

Having the head shaved.

skinheadismnoun

The practices or beliefs of skinheads.

skinheads on a raftnoun

beans on toast

skinimalismnoun

A skincare philosophy which emphasizes simplicity and only using products which are absolutely necessary.

skinknoun

A shin of beef.

skinkernoun

One who serves liquor; a tapster.

skinlessadj

Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.

skinlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being skinless; absence of skin.

skinlikeadj

Resembling skin or some aspect of it.

skinmagnoun

Alternative form of skin mag.

skinnableadj

Having support for skins (user interface customizations).

skinnenoun

Obsolete spelling of skin.

skinnedadj

Having skin.

skinned overadj

Of a wound, covered by a fresh layer of skin.

skinnernoun

Someone who skins animals.

Skinner boxnoun

A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 466. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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