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to rind

to rind

9.4
To form a hard outer layer on food or other things
  • verb
  • /raɪnd/
translation icon : formar costra
  • As the bread baked, it started to rind to a golden crust.

Examples

  • The fruit will rind when left out in the sun for too long.

  • Pork rinds this!

    Armageddon (1998)

  • The cheese began to rind as it aged, forming a hard outer layer.

Synonyms

to crust
vsto rind
15 3.4

To form a hard outer layer on something as it dries

is more specific by naming particular types of outer layers

Antonyms

to peel
126 1.0

Remove the outer skin from a fruit or vegetable before eating

to strip
  • Specialized
15 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

Compounds

lemon rind
2 2.6

The outer skin of a lemon that you use to add flavor when cooking

orange rind
1 2.1

The outer skin of an orange used to add flavor or decoration

watermelon rind
1 2.7

A thick outer skin of a watermelon that surrounds the sweet, red flesh

cheese rind
3.5

The firm outer layer on a cheese that forms as it ages

bacon rind
4.2

A thin outer skin from bacon that adds flavor to food

How Coated

to rind
9.4
to film over
1 7.3

Surface Forms

rind infinitive
rinded past
rinded past participle
rinding present participle
rinds third person singular

Etymology

Rind as a verb comes from the same image of tree bark forming a hard surface, so it means 'to form a tough outer layer'. That is why cheese or paint can 'rind' and get a crust on the outside.