Useful english dictionary. 2012.
skin — an·ti·skin·ning; barm·skin; bear·skin; calf·skin; colt·skin; copper·skin; goat·skin; hog·skin; ox·skin; skin; skin·ful; skin·less; skin·ner; skin·nery; skin·ni·ness; skin·tle; swan·skin; skin·ner·ian; skin·kle; skin·ny; skin·ny dip; skin·ny… … English syllables
skin — {{11}}skin (n.) c.1200, animal hide (usually dressed and tanned), from O.N. skinn animal hide, from P.Gmc. *skintha (Cf. O.H.G. scinten, Ger. schinden to flay, skin; Ger. dialectal schind skin of a fruit, Flem. schinde bark ), from PIE *sken cut… … Etymology dictionary
gris|e|o|ful|vin — «GRIHS ee oh FUHL vihn», noun. an antibiotic used against fungous infections of the skin, and to destroy molds and mildew on plants. Formula: C17H17ClO6 ╂[< New Latin griseofulvum a species of penicillin mold, that is its source + English in] … Useful english dictionary
skinful — skin·ful … English syllables
skinful — /skin fool/, n., pl. skinfuls. 1. the amount that a skin container can hold. 2. Informal. a large or satisfying amount of food and drink. 3. Informal. an amount of liquor sufficient to make a person drunk. [1640 50; SKIN + FUL] Usage. See ful. *… … Universalium
skinful — skin|ful [ skın,ful ] noun have a skinful BRITISH INFORMAL to drink a lot of alcohol and get drunk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skinful — skin•ful [[t]ˈskɪn fʊl[/t]] n. pl. fuls 1) the amount that a skin container can hold 2) inf Informal. an amount of liquor sufficient to make a person drunk • Etymology: 1640–50 usage: See ful … From formal English to slang
skinful — skin|ful [ˈskınful] n have a skinful BrE spoken to drink a lot of alcohol and become drunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
Skinful — Skin ful, n.; pl. {Skinfuls}. As much as a skin can hold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skinfuls — Skinful Skin ful, n.; pl. {Skinfuls}. As much as a skin can hold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
