the skin - a) the outer covering or integument of human or other animal body; b) such a covering removed from the body and prepared for use; leather.

the natural outer covering of fruits or vegetables; the skin.

a small piece split from a wood.

a covering made of leather.

the state or fact of being in touch, communication or association; contact.

a sour sauce or relish made chiefly of tamarind fruits and seasoned with spices.

a man who is suited for a purpose; an able, competent man.

a good, honourable, respectable man.

(masc.) a friend or well-wisher.

(masc.) the chief of a village or town.

reputation arising from success, achievement, rank or other favourable attributes; prestige.

that which is apt, suitable or fit.

an apt or traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; an adage.

power, capacity or courage to do or act physically or mentally; ability.

the style exhibiting one's beauty, status, wealth, etc. usu. in a presumptuous manner.

fond attachment, devotion or love; affection.

enthusiasm caused by the possibility of achieving one's desire.

a support, help etc. extended to a person in trouble or distress.

fitness, propriety or congruity as a desirable value in a literary work.

the act or an instance of deceiving; a deceiving or lying; deceit.

a pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel; esp., a pretense of virtue, piety, etc.

a misapprehension of the true state of affairs; the faulty perception of an external object.

an attraction or fascination exercised by a person, activity, quality, etc.

a drug that causes the mind misapprehend the true facts or physical objects or make a person behave submissively to other's instructions.

the state of being intertwined with.

the act or an instance of embracing.

mutual relation.

a set of two rival contestants.

the act of tying (different things) together (as, flowers with a needle and thread).

that which is so bound, tied, etc.

a jumbled, confused condition.

a kind of necklace.

an affectionate embrace; a clasping in the arms.

the act of holding or seizing with both the hands.

a large number of persons gathered at a place.

the condition or an instance of being coiled (as a serpent).

the act or an instance of coming into physical contact; a touch; contact.

a support or help given or received.

a piece of agricultural land.

a target intended to be shot at; the aim.

a verbal quarrel or physical combat.

a sharp, abrupt movement; a jerk.

a blow, stroke.

that which has become one with or dissolved in (another).

an organised set of musical notes (either in ascending or descending order).

the state of being associated; companionship; association.

a failure to have or do what is required; a fault; a defect.

a thing, situation that impedes or obstructs one's plan, progress, physical movement, etc.

the act or an instance of bowing, bending oneself (as in greeting).

a suitable, able, woman.

a pillow filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc. or a soft pad for sitting or kneeling on or reclining against; a cushion.