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skin vs thick skin

thick skin vs skin

skin and thick skin both are nouns.

skin is a verb but thick skin is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skin Yes No Yes No
thick skin Yes No No No
As nouns, thick skin is a hyponym of skin; that is, thick skin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skin:
  • skin: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  • thick skin: skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
Other hyponyms of skin include investment, skin graft, buff, dewlap, foreskin, prepuce, foreskin, prepuce, scalp, cuticle, agnail, hangnail.
skin (noun) thick skin (noun)
body covering of a living animal skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
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) thick skin (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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