Rind - English meaning

noun

The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal.

Usage examples:

As i tucked into this steaming bunter-sized platter out on the darkening waters, i swear i heard th…

verb

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.

Usage examples:

A dog barked at her

verb

Strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).

Usage examples:

They had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

noun

A small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.

Usage examples:

He showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules

noun

A small container

noun

A measured amount of medicine in a very small, rounded, soft container which is swallowed

Usage examples:

The apollo 11 capsule

noun

A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

The tough outer part of a loaf of bread.

Usage examples:

A sandwich with the crusts cut off

verb

Form into a hard outer layer.

Usage examples:

The blisters eventually crust over

noun

A hard outer covering, esp. on a loaf of bread or a pastry

Usage examples:

Crustal displacement

noun

The outermost layer of the pericarp.

Usage examples:

The thinness of its needle, besides minimizing the wound damages, allowed very fine control of the …

noun

The outer layer of the pericarp of a fruit.

Usage examples:

The mechanical performance of the exocarp including the cuticle, the epidermis, and a variable numb…

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

noun

A camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters.

Usage examples:

We expect the camera crew to sit patiently in a camouflaged hide, waiting for the wildlife to wande…

noun

The skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.

Usage examples:

We'll skin them right here and preserve their hides

noun

The main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

Usage examples:

The main structural bulkhead supports the hull sides at the chain plates and the cabin top at the m…

verb

Hit and pierce the hull of (a ship) with a missile.

Usage examples:

The ship was being hulled and all would die

verb

Remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain).

Usage examples:

First, rinse and hull the berries

noun

The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.

Usage examples:

The fibrous husk of the coconut

verb

Remove the husk or husks from.

Usage examples:

They set up mills to husk the rice

verb

Say something in a husky voice.

Usage examples:

‘what big blue eyes you have,’ husked lorenzo

noun

A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

This chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed

noun

An outer covering, for example a skin or shell

verb

Remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

She watched him peel an apple with deliberate care

noun

The outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable.

Usage examples:

Pieces of potato peel

noun

A flat implement like a shovel, especially one used by a baker for carrying loaves or similar items of food into or out of an oven.

Usage examples:

A wooden pizza peel

noun

The part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary.

Usage examples:

Fruits had the pericarps removed and the seeds were stratified.

noun

The layer that develops from the ovary wall around the seed of a plant after it is fertilized and forms the skin and flesh of the fruit

noun

An elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.

Usage examples:

Gorse pods were popping in the sun

verb

(of a plant) bear or form pods.

Usage examples:

The peas have failed to pod

noun

A small herd or school of marine animals, especially whales.

Usage examples:

A pod of 500 dolphins frolicking in the bay

noun

An outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize.

Usage examples:

Regional fuels like steam from the deep earth or excess corn shucks will enter custom-designed micr…

exclamation

Used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation.

Usage examples:

‘thank you for getting it.’ ‘oh, shucks, it was nothing.’

verb

Remove the shucks from maize or shellfish.

Usage examples:

Shuck and drain the oysters

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…

noun

Great enthusiasm and energy.

Usage examples:

They campaigned with zest and intelligence

verb

Scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.

Usage examples:

Zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith

noun

Enthusiasm and energy

Usage examples:

She’s over 80, but she still has an amazing zest for life.