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Meaning of "turnskin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURNSKIN

turnskin  [ˈtɜːnˌskɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURNSKIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turnskin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURNSKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turnskin in the English dictionary

The definition of turnskin in the dictionary is a werewolf, or other creature that can change its skin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURNSKIN


bearskin
ˈbɛəˌskɪn
buckskin
ˈbʌkˌskɪn
calfskin
ˈkɑːfˌskɪn
cleanskin
ˈkliːnˌskɪn
coonskin
ˈkuːnˌskɪn
cowskin
ˈkaʊˌskɪn
doeskin
ˈdəʊˌskɪn
foreskin
ˈfɔːˌskɪn
kidskin
ˈkɪdˌskɪn
lambskin
ˈlæmˌskɪn
leopardskin
ˈlɛpədˌskɪn
oilskin
ˈɔɪlˌskɪn
onionskin
ˈʌnjənˌskɪn
pigskin
ˈpɪɡˌskɪn
sealskin
ˈsiːlˌskɪn
sheepskin
ˈʃiːpˌskɪn
snakeskin
ˈsneɪkˌskɪn
swanskin
ˈswɒnˌskɪn
wineskin
ˈwaɪnˌskɪn
wolfskin
ˈwʊlfˌskɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURNSKIN

turning lathe
turning point
turning radius
turnip
turnip cabbage
turnip moth
turnkey
turnkey project
turnkey system
turnout
turnover
turnpike
turnround
turnsole
turnspit
turnstile
turnstone
turntable
turntable ladder
turntablist

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURNSKIN

banana skin
buskin
combination skin
deerskin
gaskin
joskin
moleskin
pine siskin
ponyskin
redskin
Rumpelstiltskin
Ruskin
scarfskin
sharkskin
siskin
skin
stressed skin
stressed-skin
thick skin
thin skin

Synonyms and antonyms of turnskin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turnskin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURNSKIN

Find out the translation of turnskin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turnskin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turnskin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

turnskin
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turnskin
570 millions of speakers

English

turnskin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turnskin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

turnskin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оборотень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turnskin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turnskin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kulit belang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

turnskin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

turnskin
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

turnskin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turnskin
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

turnskin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turnskin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्नस्किन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

turnskin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turnskin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turnskin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевертень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turnskin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

turnskin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turnskin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

turnskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turnskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turnskin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNSKIN»

The term «turnskin» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.499 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNSKIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turnskin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turnskin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turnskin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNSKIN»

Discover the use of turnskin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turnskin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turnskin
Tom seeks refuge in the Turnskin Theatre, where his shape-changing skills can be put to good use on and off the stage.
Nicole Kimberling, 2008
2
Turnskin
Steven Hammonds. accepted the Count's answer despite the fact he did not understand it. He simply thought life was easier the less questions you asked. As for the Count's response. “But of course it will match up, it's mine.” It was a couple of ...
Steven Hammonds, 2013
3
Turnskin Swing
Fast moving sci-fi mystery-thriller about loss, retribution and the reappearance of an ancient evil
Derek Peterson, 2001
4
Wake Forest
It's not like my life wasn't complicated enough, being a teenage Turnskin and all. I shuddered at the word. Turnskin. How repulsive. Oh wait, yep that's me, an evil, repulsive unself-controlled Turnskin. What more could I ask for really?
Charlotte Jackanicz, 2011
5
Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-lore
... bleeding at the neck like an ox, and a doctor dressing his wound. I then knew he was a turnskin ; nor would I ever have broke bread with him again, no, not if you had killed me." The werewolf is here called a turnskin (versiWOLF-SHIRTS.
Walter Keating Kelly, 1863
6
A Beautiful Evil
... by jumping from one building to the next. Ahead ofus a turnskin boldly attacked one ofAthena's minions and tried to pull him into a parking deck. The canine turnskin was torn to shreds by the minion within seconds. It 254 KELLY KEATON.
Kelly Keaton, 2012
7
The Horn of Evenwood
A Meditation on the Path of the Turnskin, the Master of the Witches, And His Secret I . “Witchfather, double-headed and two-faced Master, whose head is encircled by the savage horns of the fertile goat, all prayers raised by the faithful are ...
Robin Artisson, 2007
8
The Incredible Tiger-Man
“If you will look at the blade of that knife, detective, you'll see it's bright silver—” “ And what does that mean, doctor?” “Well, I fear it's the knife of the turnskin.” The detectives looked at Dr. Keld, who glanced back at Kolak, still sitting on the coven  ...
Adam Pfeffer, 2013
9
Popular Tales of the Norse
... the clothes had been turned into stone, I could find nothing except blood. But when I got home, I found my friend the soldier in bed, bleeding at the neck like an ox, and a doctor dressing his wound. I then knew he was a turnskin; nor would I ...
‎2010
10
Deed Without a Name, A: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional ...
The expression'turnskin' makesalot ofsense when one considersthatto ourforebears thismeant theliteral donningof another secret Skin. It also helps us to make sense ofthe notion of witches appearing in'someone else's form'or 'riding' them.
Lee Morgan, 2013

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« EDUCALINGO. Turnskin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/turnskin>. Apr 2024 ».
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