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skin vs wound

wound vs skin

skin and wound both are nouns.

skin is not an adjective while wound is an adjective.

skin and wound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skin Yes No Yes No
wound Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, wound is a hypernym of skin; that is, wound is a word with a broader meaning than skin:
  • skin: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
Other hypernyms of skin include injure.
skin (noun) wound (noun)
body covering of a living animal the act of inflicting a wound
an outer surface (usually thin) a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
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 (adjective) wound (adjective)
put in a coil
skin (verb) wound (verb)
remove the skin from cause injuries or bodily harm to
remove the bark of a tree hurt the feelings of
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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