peeled
Stripped of skin
Peeled describes something with its outer layer removed—skin, rind, bark, or covering stripped away: peeled potatoes, peeled oranges.
Eyes that are peeled are wide open and watchful: Keep your eyes peeled for the turnoff.
The word can suggest vulnerability or exposure, like fruit without its protective skin.
Taken from position
flayed · blistered · sunburned · shed · sloughed · dermabrasion · exfoliated · scraped
Sharp cutting utensil
- paringCutting away rind
- blanchedMade white by heat
- skinnedHad covering removed
- coredWith center removed
sliced · diced · julienned · chopped · prepped · trimmed · deveined · segmented
Shedding in layers
- chippedBroken at edge
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- paintColored coating substance
wallpaper · bark · veneer · layers · deteriorated · worn · faded · curling
removed
Taken from position
raw · flayed · blistered · sunburned · shed · sloughed · dermabrasion · exfoliated · scraped · chafed
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
cored · sliced · diced · julienned · chopped · prepped · trimmed · deveined · segmented · quartered
flaking
Shedding in layers
paint · wallpaper · bark · veneer · layers · deteriorated · worn · faded · curling · lifting
potato
Edible underground tuber
banana · cucumber · onion · garlic · ginger · shrimp · tomato · mango · kiwi · lychee
eyes
Organs of sight
vigilant · focused · scanning · searching · lookout · wary · attentive · keen · sharp · staring
- banana peelYellow fruit's outer layer
- peel offRemove by lifting edge
- orange peelCitrus fruit's outer layer
- peeled offRemoved outer covering
- peel awayRemove by layers
- peeling offSeparating from a surface