noun Download 🔗Share (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. Examples : "The orange had a thin peel, so I easily removed it before eating the fruit. " fruit vegetable food plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The action of peeling away from a formation. Examples : "The peel of paint on the old bookshelf was a mess. " action group military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate. Examples : "My skin felt rough, so I used a gentle peel to remove dead skin cells before my school photos. " appearance substance medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the skin or outer covering of. Examples : "Before eating the apples, I peeled them to remove the skin. " food vegetable fruit action utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove something from the outer or top layer of. Examples : "I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily." action process food vegetable fruit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way. Examples : "I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel." physiology body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove one's clothing. Examples : "The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in." appearance body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move, separate (off or away). Examples : "The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stake. Examples : "The farmer used a sharp stick as a peel to mark the boundary of his field. " utensil item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fence made of stakes; a stockade. Examples : "The school's sports field was surrounded by a sturdy peel to keep out the neighborhood dogs. " architecture military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. Examples : "The old peel held the village's important documents during the war. " architecture building military history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven. Examples : "The baker used the peel to carefully remove the hot pizza from the oven. " utensil food machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry. Examples : "The printer used the peel to hang the wet posters on the clothesline to dry. " utensil machine writing stationery technology industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The blade of an oar. Examples : "The rower used the peel of his oar to propel the boat forward. " nautical utensil sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An equal or match; a draw. Examples : "The debate about who would get the last slice of pizza ended in a peel – both siblings got an equal portion. " sport game achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. Examples : "The peel was a crucial part of the strategy in the curling game; it took out the opponent's stone and delivered a new one. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play a peel shot. Examples : "The tennis player peeled the ball, hitting it with a sharp, angled shot. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own). Examples : "The soccer player skillfully peeled the ball through the opponent's hoop. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To plunder; to pillage, rob. Examples : "The gang peeled the local convenience store, taking all the money and snacks. " action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. Examples : "The fisherman caught a small peel, a young salmon. " fish animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading