—n. - flexible covering of a body.

- a skin of a flayed animal with or without the hair etc. B material prepared from skins.

- complexion of the skin.

- outer layer or covering, esp. Of a fruit, sausage, etc.

- film like skin on a liquid etc.

- container for liquid, made of an animal's skin.

- slang skinhead. —v. (-nn-) 1 remove the skin from.

- graze (part of the body).

- slang swindle. be skin and bone be very thin. By (or with) the skin of one's teeth by a very narrow margin. Get under a person's skin colloq. Interest or annoy a person intensely. Have a thick (or thin) skin be insensitive (or sensitive). No skin off one's nose colloq. Of no consequence to one. skinless adj. [old norse]

—v. (-pp-) 1 a move along lightly, esp. With alternate hops. B jump lightly, esp. Over a skipping-rope. C gambol, caper, frisk.

- (often foll. By from, off, to) move quickly from one point, subject, etc. To another.

- (also absol.) Omit parts of (a text, subject, etc.).

- colloq. Miss intentionally, not attend.

- colloq. Leave hurriedly. —n. Skipping movement or action. skip it colloq. Abandon a topic etc. [probably scandinavian]

- n. - large container for building refuse etc.

- container for transporting or raising materials in mining etc. [old norse]

n. Light, usu. Short, piece of satire or burlesque. [perhaps from old norse: related to *shoot]

n. Large predatory sea bird. [old norse]

n. - flat thick esp. Rectangular piece of solid material, esp. Stone.

- mortuary table. [origin unknown]

—n. - refuse left after smelting etc.

- slang derog. Prostitute; promiscuous woman. —v. (-gg-) 1 form slag.

- (often foll. By off) slang insult, slander. slaggy adj. [low german]

—v. (-mm-) 1 shut forcefully and loudly.

- put down loudly.

- put or do suddenly (slam the brakes on; car slammed to a halt).

- slang criticize severely.

- slang hit.

- slang conquer easily. —n. Sound or action of slamming. [probably scandinavian]

- n. Cards winning of every trick in a game. [origin uncertain]

and tickle n. Colloq. Sexual horseplay.

- in the face n. Rebuff or affront.

- on the back n. Congratulations.

- —v. (-pp-) 1 strike with the palm or a flat object, or so as to make a similar noise.

- lay forcefully (slapped it down).

- put hastily or carelessly (slap paint on).

- (often foll. By down) colloq. Reprimand or snub. —n. - blow with the palm or a flat object.

- slapping sound. —adv. Suddenly, fully, directly (ran slap into him). [low german, imitative]

n. Thin narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, esp. As in a fence or venetian blind. [french esclat splinter]

—n. Member of a group of peoples in central and eastern europe speaking slavonic languages. —adj. Of the slavs. [latin sclavus, ethnic name]