skin vs scalp

skin and scalp both are nouns.

skin and scalp both are verbs.

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

As nouns, scalp is a hyponym of skin; that is, scalp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skin:

skin: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
scalp: the skin that covers the top of the head

Other hyponyms of skin include investment, thick skin, skin graft, buff, dewlap, foreskin, prepuce, foreskin, prepuce, cuticle, agnail, hangnail.

skin (noun)	scalp (noun)
body covering of a living animal	the skin that covers the top of the head
an outer surface (usually thin)
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
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 person whose head is bald or shaved
a person's skin regarded as their life

skin (verb)	scalp (verb)
remove the skin from	remove the scalp of
remove the bark of a tree	sell illegally, as on the black market
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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