peels
Strips outer layer
Peels is the plural of peel—the outer skin of fruits and vegetables: orange peels, potato peels.
As a verb form, peels means removes that outer layer or comes away in strips: She peels apples for the pie, The paint peels in the humidity.
Skin peels from sunburn.
A person peels out of clothing or peels away from a group.
Citrus with segments
- bananaCurved tropical fruit
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- limeAcidic green citrus
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
zest · grapefruit · tangerine · mandarin · pomelo · apple · pear · mango
Cutting away rind
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- removingTaking something out
- scrapingRubbing away material
- shuckingRemoving outer covering
husking · skinning · unwrapping · sloughing · shedding · moulting · flaking · delaminating
Decayed organic fertilizer
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- landfillWaste burial ground
garbage · recycling · disposal · discard · vermiculture · sustainability · refuse
Formed into coils
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- fibrousMade of threads
- waxyResembling paraffin's texture
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
aromatic · thin · thick · tough · edible · inedible · leathery · stringy
Edible underground tuber
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- cucumberCrisp edible gourd
- beetrootEdible crimson root vegetable
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
parsnip · turnip · yam · pumpkin · daikon · taro · jicama · celeriac
Substance with defined composition
- glycolicDerived from sugarcane
- salicylicAcid from willow bark
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- treatmentCare for an ailment
facial · dermabrasion · resurfacing · renewal · complexion · rejuvenation · acne · pigmentation
orange
Citrus with segments
citrus · zest · grapefruit · tangerine · mandarin · pomelo · apple · pear · mango · papaya
paring
Cutting away rind
shucking · husking · skinning · unwrapping · sloughing · shedding · moulting · flaking · delaminating · curling
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
landfill · garbage · recycling · disposal · discard · vermiculture · sustainability · refuse
curled
Formed into coils
bitter · aromatic · thin · thick · tough · edible · inedible · leathery · stringy · slippery
potato
Edible underground tuber
zucchini · parsnip · turnip · yam · pumpkin · daikon · taro · jicama · celeriac · kohlrabi
chemical
Substance with defined composition
- glycolicDerived from sugarcane
- salicylicAcid from willow bark
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
treatment · facial · dermabrasion · resurfacing · renewal · complexion · rejuvenation · acne · pigmentation · brightening
- 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