Collocations for skin - noun
1. covering of a human/animal body
ADJ.
beautiful, clear, fine, flawless, good, healthy, lovely, perfect | smooth, soft | translucent | supple, young, youthful | wrinkled | coarse, hard, leathery, rough, tough | delicate, sensitive | greasy, oily | moist | dry, flaky | congested | black, brown, dark, fair, golden, milky, olive, olive-tinged/-tinted, pale, swarthy, white | bronzed, tanned | sunburnt | weathered | pallid, sallow | freckled | raw, tender
There was a patch of raw skin on my back where the sun had burnt it.
There was a patch of raw skin on my back where the sun had burnt it.
blotchy | puffy
I examined the puffy skin under my eyes.
I examined the puffy skin under my eyes.
blistered | hairy | hairless | chilled, cold, cool | facial | bare, naked
The sheets felt nice next to his bare skin.
The sheets felt nice next to his bare 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.
armoured, scaly
the armoured skin of the rhinoceros
the armoured skin of the rhinoceros
dead
A lot of dust is made up of particles of dead skin.
A lot of dust is made up of particles of dead skin.
VERB + SKIN
break, burn, damage, irritate | protect | nourish, soothe | shed
This snake sheds its skin eight times a year.
This snake sheds its skin eight times a year.
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,
to the doctor.
to the doctor.
PHRASES
skin and bone
The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone.
The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone.
2. skin of an animal that has been removed
ADJ.
animal | crocodile, goat, leopard, sheep (also ‘sheepskin’), etc.
VERB + SKIN
cure, tan
3. covering of some fruits/ vegetables
ADJ.
banana, onion, potato, etc.
VERB + SKIN
peel off, remove burn, peel | crawl, prickle, tingle
Just thinking about spiders makes my skin crawl.
Just thinking about spiders makes my skin crawl.
SKIN + NOUN
allergy, burns, cancer, complaint, condition, damage, disease, disorder, infection, irritation, lesion, problems, rash | graft | clinic | specialist | care, cleanser, cream, moisturizer, tonic | colour, tone | texture | type | cells, tissue | contact
Avoid skin contact with the glue.
Avoid skin contact with the glue.
PREP.
against the/your ~
The sheets felt rough against her sunburnt skin.
The sheets felt rough against her sunburnt skin.
beneath the/your ~
Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension.
Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension.
in the/your ~
The drugs reduce the inflammation in the skin.
The drugs reduce the inflammation in the skin.
on the/your ~
blisters on the skin
blisters on the skin
through the/your ~
A network of veins showed through his skin.
A network of veins showed through his skin.
under the/your ~
He discovered a lump under his skin so he went
He discovered a lump under his skin so he went