Collocations for skin - noun
1. covering of a human/animal body
ADJECTIVE
beautiful,
clear,
fine,
flawless,
good,
healthy,
perfect
You want clear, healthy skin.
You want clear, healthy skin.
glowing,
radiant
Keep your skin radiant using creams and lotions.
Keep your skin radiant using creams and lotions.
creamy,
smooth,
soft
thick, thin
translucent
supple, young, youthful
sagging, wrinkled
hard, leathery, rough, tough
delicate, sensitive
greasy, oily
moist
dry, flaky, scaly
flaking, peeling
black, brown, dark, ebony, golden, olive, tan
alabaster (literary), fair, ivory, light, milky, pale, porcelain (literary), white
Jenny is small and slender with porcelain skin.
thick, thin
translucent
supple, young, youthful
sagging, wrinkled
hard, leathery, rough, tough
delicate, sensitive
greasy, oily
moist
dry, flaky, scaly
flaking, peeling
black, brown, dark, ebony, golden, olive, tan
alabaster (literary), fair, ivory, light, milky, pale, porcelain (literary), white
Jenny is small and slender with porcelain skin.
pallid,
pasty,
sallow
bronzed, tanned
sunburned
weathered
freckled
raw, tender
There was a patch of raw skin on my back where the sun had burned it.
bronzed, tanned
sunburned
weathered
freckled
raw, tender
There was a patch of raw skin on my back where the sun had burned it.
itchy
blotchy
broken, damaged
hairless
facial
Body skin is thicker than facial skin.
blotchy
broken, damaged
hairless
facial
Body skin is thicker than facial skin.
bare,
exposed,
naked
The sheets felt nice next to his bare skin.
Wear clothing that protects all exposed skin.
The sheets felt nice next to his bare skin.
Wear clothing that protects all exposed skin.
loose
I picked up the kitten by the loose skin on its neck.
I picked up the kitten by the loose skin on its neck.
outer
dead
A lot of dust is made up of particles of dead skin.
dead
A lot of dust is made up of particles of dead skin.
VERB + skin
break,
burn,
damage,
irritate
protect
moisturize, nourish, soothe
This cream moisturizes dry skin.
protect
moisturize, nourish, soothe
This cream moisturizes dry skin.
dry,
dry out
exfoliate
Clean and exfoliate your skin before applying make-up.
exfoliate
Clean and exfoliate your skin before applying make-up.
remove
Exfoliate to remove dead skin.
Exfoliate to remove dead skin.
penetrate,
pierce,
puncture
The needle pierced my skin.
The needle pierced my skin.
shed
This snake sheds its skin eight times a year.
This snake sheds its skin eight times a year.
age
Smoking undoubtedly ages the skin.
Smoking undoubtedly ages the skin.
skin + VERB
glisten,
glow
Her skin was glistening with sweat after her run.
Her skin was glistening with sweat after her run.
age
They claim that this cream makes the skin age more slowly.
They claim that this cream makes the skin age more slowly.
hang,
sag
blister, burn, peel
crawl, tingle
Just thinking about spiders makes my skin crawl.
blister, burn, peel
crawl, tingle
Just thinking about spiders makes my skin crawl.
skin + NOUN
allergy,
burns,
cancer,
complaint (esp. BrE),
condition,
damage,
disease,
disorder (esp. AmE),
infection,
irritation,
lesion,
problems,
rash
graft
specialist (esp. BrE)
care
make-up and skin-care products
graft
specialist (esp. BrE)
care
make-up and skin-care products
cleanser,
cream,
lotion,
products
(esp. AmE)
colour/color, tone
texture
type
cells, tissue
contact
Avoid skin contact with the glue.
colour/color, tone
texture
type
cells, tissue
contact
Avoid skin contact with the glue.
PREPOSITION
against the/your skin
The sheets felt rough against her skin.
The sheets felt rough against her skin.
beneath the/your skin
Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension.
Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension.
on the/your skin
blisters on the skin
blisters on the skin
through the/your skin
A network of veins showed through his skin.
A network of veins showed through his skin.
under the/your skin
He discovered a lump under his skin so he went to the doctor.
He discovered a lump under his skin so he went to the doctor.
PHRASES
skin and bone (esp. BrE),
skin and bones
(esp. AmE)
The dog was little more than skin and bone/bones.
The dog was little more than skin and bone/bones.