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Skin vs Scoop - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between skin and scoop

is that skin is to cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially while scoop is to learn something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).

As nouns the difference between skin and scoop

is that skin is (uncountable) the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human while scoop is any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

As verbs the difference between skin and scoop

is that skin is to injure the skin of while scoop is to lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

skin

English

(wikipedia skin)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
    • He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
  • (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
  • (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
  • (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
    • In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you?ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.
  • (countable, computing) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
    • You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
  • (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
    • Pass me a skin , mate.
  • (countable, slang)
  • (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual?s physical skin''. 1994 , ''Macquarie Aboriginal Words , , paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, Introduction.
  • (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game.
  • (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
    • Let me see a bit of skin .
  • A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
  • * Tennyson
    • skins of wine
  • (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
    • (Totten)
  • (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

    • Synonyms

    * (outer covering of living tissue) dermis, integument, tegument * (outer protective layer of a plant or animal) peel (of fruit or vegetable), pericarp * (skin of an animal used by humans) hide, pelt * (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) film * (subgroup of Australian Aboriginals) moiety, section, subsection

    Derived terms

    * banana skin * buckskin * by the skin of one's teeth * calfskin * cleanskin * comfortable in one's own skin * deerskin * doeskin * get under someone's skin * give some skin to * goatskin * goose skin * it's no skin off my back * jump in one's skin * lambskin * loinskin * make one's skin crawl * moleskin * no skin off my nose * pigskin * sealskin * second skin * sharkskin * sheepskin * shirts and skins * skin and bone, skin and bones * skin cancer * skin care, skincare * skin cell * skin cream * skin-deep * skin disease * skin effect * skin flick * skinflint * skin flute * skinfold * skinful * skin graft * skinhead * skin in the game * skinless * skin movie * skin type * snakeskin * waterskin * wineskin

    See also

    * cutaneous * cutis * dermis * epidermis

    Verb

    (skinn)
  • To injure the skin of.
    • He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.
  • To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
  • (colloquial) To high five.
  • (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
    • Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?
  • (UK, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 30 , author=Kevin Darlng , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Russian, sometimes out of sorts in recent weeks, was seeing plenty of the ball on the left-hand side up against Hunt, a 20-year-old right-back making his first Huddersfield start. Arshavin skinned the youngster at the first opportunity and crossed for Bendtner, who could not direct his close-range effort on target.}}
  • To become covered with skin.
    • A wound eventually skins over.
  • To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
  • * Shakespeare
    • It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
  • (US, slang, archaic) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
  • (slang, dated) To strip of money or property; to cheat.

    • Synonyms

    * (injure the skin of) bark, chafe, excoriate, graze, scrape * (remove the skin of) flay, fleece, flense, scalp

    Derived terms

    * skinnable * skinner * skin up * there's more than one way to skin a cat * thin-skinned * thick-skinned * tough-skinned

    Anagrams

    * inks, sink

    References

    1000 English basic words ----

    scoop

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scoop) (en noun)
  • Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
    • She kept a scoop in the dog food.
  • The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
    • Use one scoop of coffee for each pot.
    I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream.
  • The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
  • A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
    • He listened carefully, in hopes of getting the scoop on the debate.
  • (automotive) An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
  • The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
  • A covered opening in an automobile's hood which allows cold air to enter the area beneath the hood.
  • A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
  • * J. R. Drake
    • Some had lain in the scoop of the rock.
  • A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
  • A special spinal board used by EMS staff that divides laterally to literally scoop up patients.
  • A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

    • Synonyms

    * (tool) scooper * (amount held by a scoop) scoopful

    Derived terms

    * apple-scoop * butter scoop * cheese-scoop * ice-cream scoop * poop scoop * scoop bonnet * scoop driver * scoopful * scoop neck * scoop neckline * scoop-net * scoop wheel * scoopy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
    • He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 27 , author=Mike Henson , title=Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Their first clear opportunity duly came courtesy of a mistake from Russell Martin, who was hustled off the ball by Bale, but the midfielder scooped his finish well over the top as he bore down on the Norwich goal.}}
  • To learn something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
    • The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
  • To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
  • To consume an alcoholic beverage.
    • He was caught scooping in the local park.

    Derived terms

    * scooped * scooper * scoop in * scooping * scoop out * scoop the kitty * scoop the pool * scoop up

    Anagrams

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