skin alive

skin a·live

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skin uh-lahyv]
- /skɪn əˈlaɪv/
- /skɪn əˈlaɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skin uh-lahyv]
- /skɪn əˈlaɪv/

Definitions of skin alive words

noun skin alive the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible. 1
noun skin alive such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, especially a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin. 1
noun skin alive the tanned or treated pelt or hide of an animal, especially when used in apparel and accessories; leather (usually used in combination): pigskin; calfskin. 1
noun skin alive any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, or a film on liquid: a skin of thin ice; the aluminum skin of an airplane. 1
noun skin alive Jewelry. the outermost layer of a pearl. the outermost layer of a diamond as found: often different in color and refraction from the inner part of the stone. 1
noun skin alive Nautical. the shell or ceiling of a hull. the outer, exposed part of a furled sail. 1

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Origin of skin alive

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English (noun) < Old Norse skinn; cognate with dialectal German Schinde skin of fruit

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Parts of speech for Skin alive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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skin alive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for skin alive

verb skin alive

bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
call down — to request or invoke
criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.

All 21 Synonyms of skin alive