deshell
Strip outer layer
To deshell is to remove the shell from something—nuts, eggs, shellfish, seeds.
The word is straightforward but slightly informal; more common alternatives exist for specific contexts: shuck for oysters, shell or hull for nuts, peel for eggs.
Deshell the pistachios before adding them to the batter.
Removing outer layers
- hullingRemoving outer covering
- decorticatingRemoving outer covering
- paringCutting away rind
- denudingRemoving outer covering
barking · flaying · skinning · scraping · exfoliating · shedding · molting · sloughing
Removing outer covering
- huskingRemoving dry outer covering
- poddingRemoving seeds from husks
- pittingForming small cavities
- deveiningRemoving shrimp's intestinal tract
gutting · cleaning · filleting · peeling · scaling · boning · butterflying · trussing
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- bareLacking any covering
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
open · susceptible · unshielded · revealed · uncovered · naked · stripped · raw
stripping
Removing outer layers
- hullingRemoving outer covering
- decorticatingRemoving outer covering
- paringCutting away rind
denuding · barking · flaying · skinning · scraping · exfoliating · shedding · molting · sloughing · husk
shucking
Removing outer covering
deveining · gutting · cleaning · filleting · peeling · scaling · boning · butterflying · trussing · dressing
vulnerable
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- bareLacking any covering
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unprotected · open · susceptible · unshielded · revealed · uncovered · naked · stripped · raw · unguarded