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• graze — Ⅰ. graze [1] ► VERB 1) (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field. 2) informal eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals. DERIVATIVES grazer noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to GRASS(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• skin — ► NOUN 1) the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. 2) the skin of a dead animal used as material for clothing or other items. 3) the peel or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable. 4) an outer… …   English terms dictionary

• graze — 1 verb 1 EAT GRASS a) (I) if an animal grazes, it eats grass that is growing: The sheep continued to graze. b) (T) to let animals eat grass: fields where they used to graze their sheep 2 INJURE YOURSELF (T) to break the surface of your skin by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• graze´a|ble — graze1 «grayz», verb, grazed, graz|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to feed on growing grass and other herbage. Cattle, sheep, and horses graze. »Cattle were grazing in the field. The…horses were turned out to graze (Washington Irving). 2. to pasture cattle,… …   Useful english dictionary

• skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• skin — noun 1》 the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.     ↘the skin of a dead animal used as material for clothing or other items.     ↘a container made from the skin of an animal, used for holding …   English new terms dictionary

• graze — I [[t]greɪz[/t]] v. grazed, graz•ing 1) agr. to feed on growing grass and herbage, as do cattle, sheep, etc 2) cvb inf Informal. a) cvb inf to eat small portions of food or snacks in place of regular meals b) to sample small portions of a variety …   From formal English to slang

• skin — 1. noun 1) these chemicals could damage the skin Syn: epidermis, dermis, derma 2) Mary s fair skin Syn: complexion, coloring, skin color/tone, pigmentation 3) leopard skins Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• graze — I. verb (grazed; grazing) Etymology: Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs grass Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton 2. to eat small portions of food… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• graze — I. [c]/greɪz / (say grayz) verb (grazed, grazing) –verb (i) 1. to feed on growing herbage, as cattle, sheep, etc. 2. (of humans) to eat frequently in small amounts of whatever food is available; snack. –verb (t) 3. to feed on (growing grass). 4.… …  

• skin — n 1. integument, epidermis, cuticle, scarf skin, Anat. corium, derma, cutis; hide, pelt, jacket, fleece, fell, fur, leather, vellum, shagreen; slough, Pathol. desquamation, exuviae. 2. rind, peel, Bot. epicarp, hull, bark, cortex, shell, husk;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder