Flesh vs. Skin
Difference Between Flesh and Skin
Fleshnoun
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
Skinnoun
(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.Fleshnoun
The skin of a human or animal.
Skinnoun
(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
Fleshnoun
(by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
Skinnoun
(countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
Fleshnoun
Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
Skinnoun
(countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.Fleshnoun
The human body as a physical entity.
Skinnoun
A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.Fleshnoun
(religion) The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.
Skinnoun
An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
Fleshnoun
(religion) The evil and corrupting principle working in man.
Skinnoun
Rolling paper for cigarettes.
Pass me a skin, mate.Fleshnoun
The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
Skinnoun
clipping of skinhead
Fleshnoun
(obsolete) Tenderness of feeling; gentleness.
Skinnoun
(Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.
Fleshnoun
(obsolete) Kindred; stock; race.
Skinnoun
(slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
Let me see a bit of skin.Fleshnoun
A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.
Skinnoun
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
Fleshverb
(transitive) To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
Skinnoun
(nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
Fleshverb
(obsolete) To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
Skinnoun
(nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
Fleshverb
To put flesh on; to fatten.
Skinnoun
A drink of whisky served hot.
Fleshverb
To add details.
The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.Skinverb
(transitive) To injure the skin of.
He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.Fleshverb
To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
Skinverb
(transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
Fleshnoun
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
Skinverb
(colloquial) To high five.
Fleshnoun
alternative names for the body of a human being;
Leonardo studied the human bodyhe has a strong physiquethe spirit is willing but the flesh is weakSkinverb
To apply a skin to (a computer program).
Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?Fleshnoun
a soft moist part of a fruit
Skinverb
To use tricks to go past a defender.
Skinverb
(intransitive) To become covered with skin.
A wound eventually skins over.Skinverb
(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
Skinverb
To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
Skinverb
To strip of money or property; to cheat.
Skinnoun
a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch;
your skin is the largest organ of your bodySkinnoun
the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
Skinnoun
an outer surface (usually thin);
the skin of an airplaneSkinnoun
body covering of a living animal
Skinnoun
a person's skin regarded as their life;
he tried to save his skinSkinnoun
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
Skinnoun
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
Skinverb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Skinverb
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of;
The boy skinned his knee when he fellSkinverb
remove the bark of a tree
Skinverb
strip the skin off;
pare applesSkinverb
strike against an object;
She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken
