Synonyms of the word

cuticle

• n. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
• n. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
• n. Dead or cornified epidermis.
• n. (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
• n. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

carapace

• n. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
• n. in figurative use.

cutis

• n. (anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.

epidermis

• n. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis.
• n. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants.

scute

• n. (zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin…
• n. (genetics) A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many…
• n. (obsolete) A small shield.
• n. (historical) An old French gold coin.

shell

• n. A hard external covering of an animal.
• n. The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
• n. One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
• n. The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.
• n. The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
• n. The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
• n. A hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon…
• n. The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
• n. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in,…
• n. A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that…
• n. A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
• n. (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
• n. (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims…
• n. An engraved copper roller used in print works.
• n. (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
• n. (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
• n. (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper;…
• n. (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs…
• n. (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
• n. An emaciated person.
• n. A psychological barrier to social interaction.
• n. (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
• n. A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
• n. (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
• v. To remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
• v. To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
• v. (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
• v. (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
• v. (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
• v. (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
• v. To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
• v. (topology) To form a shelling.

shield

• n. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
• n. Something shaped like a shield, usually an inverted triangle with slightly curved lower sides.
• n. (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
• n. (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
• v. To protect, to defend.
• v. (electricity) to protect from the influence of.

skin

• n. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
• n. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
• n. (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
• n. (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
• n. (countable, computing) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical…
• n. (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
• n. (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
• n. (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to…
• n. (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in…
• n. (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
• n. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
• n. (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
• n. (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom…
• v. (transitive) To injure the skin of.
• v. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
• v. (colloquial) To high five.
• v. (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
• v. (Britain, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
• v. (intransitive) To become covered with skin.
• v. (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
• v. (US, slang, archaic) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own,…
• v. (slang, dated) To strip of money or property; to cheat.

stratum

• n. One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
• n. (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
• n. Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
• n. (biology) A layer of tissue.
• n. A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
• n. (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
• n. (computing) The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

tegument

• n. Something which covers; a covering or coating.
• n. (anatomy, obsolete) A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.