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to rind

to rind

8.1
To remove the outer skin from fruit or cheese
  • verb
  • /raɪnd/
translation icon : pelar
  • Then we have some watermelon and I'm just going to cut the rind off like that.

Examples

  • When making the soup, don't forget to rind the zucchini before adding it to the pot.

  • To prepare the fruit salad, I need to rind the oranges and slice them into segments.

  • Before serving the cheese, make sure to rind it carefully to get rid of the outer layer.

Synonyms

to skin
vsto rind
10 2.7

To remove the outer layer from a fruit, vegetable, or animal

focuses more on fruit and cheese specifically than general outer layer removal
to peel off
vsto rind
8 3.4

To take off the outer layer by pulling it

refers to removing outer layer from fruit or cheese without stressing pulling
to hull
vsto rind
4 5.5

To remove the outer covering from seeds, nuts, or fruit

applies to food like fruit or cheese rather than husks or seed coverings
to pare
vsto rind
3 4.8

To cut away the thin outer layer or the edges of things like fruit and wood

means removing outer layer from fruit or cheese without resizing or neatening
to unpeel
vsto rind
1 3.4

To remove the outer covering from things like fruit or labels

is used mainly for fruit or cheese rather than any item
to par
vsto rind
9.9

To remove the outer skin from fruit or vegetables

covers removal from fruit or cheese without requiring a cutting method

Antonyms

to coat
105 2.8

To cover something with a thin layer of a substance

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 Thoroughly

to rind
8.1
to pare
3 4.8
to score
20 7.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Rind as a verb meaning to remove the rind comes from the noun rind (tree bark), so to 'rind' something is to take off its hard 'outer skin'. That is why cooks 'rind' fruit or cheese to use the soft inside.