Another word for peel
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Noun
The outer covering of a fruit
- The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.
- An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal:
- A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:
- A tough outer covering such as bark, the skin of some fruits, or the coating on cheese or bacon.
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Verb
To remove the skin of
- To remove clothing or covering from:
- To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
- To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:
- The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.
- An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal:
- A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:
- One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins.
- A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths.
- A small, thin, often flattened plant structure, such as one of the modified leaves that cover a tree bud or one of the structures that contain the reproductive organs on the cones of a conifer.
- To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
- To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
- To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:
- To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.
- To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).
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Another word for peel
Noun
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- The usually hard outer covering that encases certain organisms, such as insects, turtles, and most mollusks.
- A similar outer covering on a nut or seed.
- A similar outer covering on certain eggs, such as those of birds and reptiles; an eggshell.
- A husk, pod, or shell of a seed, nut, or fruit, such as a pecan or an ear of corn.
- A shell of a bivalve, such as an oyster or clam.
- The exoskeleton or pupal case of an insect larva or nymph, especially one that has been shed.
- The harsh sound uttered by a dog.
- A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark.
- To utter a bark.
- The outer membranous or green envelope of some fruits or seeds, as that of a walnut or an ear of corn.
- A shell or outer covering, especially when considered worthless.
- A framework serving as a support.
- A piece or strip, as of skin or vegetable rind, that has been peeled off.
- The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.
- An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal:
- A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:
Verb
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- To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.
- To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).
- To remove the cover from:
- To manifest or disclose; reveal:
- To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.
- To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- To strip of money or goods; fleece.
- To whip or lash.
- To remove clothing or covering from:
- To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
- To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:
- To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
- To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
- To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:
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