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skins

USSKINZ/skɪnz/

3 meanings of skins

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of skin. Use this when talking about more than one skin.

    We hung the wet animal skins up to dry.

    Snakes leave their old skins behind as they grow.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of skin. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    He skins the rabbit before cooking it.

    She carefully skins each tomato for the sauce.

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  3. 3
    nounslangplural
    The drums in a band, especially the parts a drummer hits with sticks.

    He plays the skins for a local rock band.

    Give the skins a good hit when the chorus starts.

    Similardrums

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skins is a form of skin

skin, noun: The soft outer layer that covers the body of a person or animal. Full entry

Forms
skinskins plural
Spelling
skin → skins: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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