skin
n 1 ngozi. ~ and bone gofu la mtu; embamba sana, ng'onda. escape by the ~ of one's teeth ponea chupuchupu. get under one's ~ (fig) kera, udhi; vutia sana mtu. have a thin/thick ~ (fig) -wa wa kuumia haraka/wa sugu. no ~ off my nose (colloq) ni mamoja kwangu, haidhuru, fahuwa. save one's ~ nusurika; jinusuru. skin-deep adj -a juu juu tu; -enye unafiki. ~ -flint n bahili, mchoyo. ~-game n kamari; utapeli. ~-graft n kirakangozi. skin-tight adj -a kubanabana. 2 (of fruit, plant) ganda, gome. 3 (wine, water) kiriba. 4 utando (wa maziwa). vt,vi 1 chuna. keep one's eyes ~ned wa macho, kaa chonjo. 2 tapeli. ~ned over adj funikwa. skinner n mchuuzi wa ngozi. skinny adj -kondefu, -gofu; -a kimbao mbao (colloq) bahili.