skin
noun /skɪn/Definition
thin/thick skin › easily/not easily upset by criticism: I don't worry about what he says - I have a very thick skin. → See also thick-skinned, thin-skinnedBecoming too excited and easily upset -skin /-skɪn/ suffix › I've got an old sheepskin coat.The skin, hair and bone of non-human animals -skinned /-d/ suffix › pale-skinnedThe skin, hair and bone of non-human animalsFruits and seeds and their partsThe skin, and skin colour
(Definition of skin noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- demented adjective
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- highly strung adjective
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterical adjective
- hysterics noun
- overeager adjective
- overwrought adjective
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
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