skin vs life

skin and life both are nouns.

skin is a verb but life is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skin	Yes	No	Yes	No
life	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, life is a hypernym of skin; that is, life is a word with a broader meaning than skin:

skin: a person's skin regarded as their life
life: the condition of living or the state of being alive

Other hypernyms of skin include aliveness, animation, living.

skin (noun)	life (noun)
body covering of a living animal	living things collectively
an outer surface (usually thin)	animation and energy in action or expression
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal	the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch	an account of the series of events making up a person's life
the rind of a fruit or vegetable	a motive for living
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent	a living person
a person whose head is bald or shaved	the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
a person's skin regarded as their life	the condition of living or the state of being alive
	a characteristic state or mode of living
	the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
	the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
	the period between birth and the present time
	the period from the present until death
	a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

skin (verb)	life (verb)
remove the skin from
remove the bark of a tree
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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