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peeling Definition

peel·ing (liŋ)

noun

a peeled-off strip, as of apple skin

peeling Synonyms

peeling

n.

paring, strip, sliver; see skin.

peeling Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • raw: Use a mixture of layered waste such as autumn leaves, grass cuttings, raw vegetable peeling or shredded paper.

Converse of object

  • drop: In this project the pupils gained unexpected results when they dropped vegetable peelings into a fryer.
  • prevent: Posters will no longer be stuck directly onto walls, but onto frames which capture all edges of the paper to prevent peeling.
  • include: All the controls were active comparisons, tho these included potato peelings and amniotic membrane as well as conventional treatments.
  • put: We had my mother's great big iron pot to put potato peelings in.
  • compost: Try composting any vegetable peelings or left over food waste in a wormery or the garden.
  • throw: Once you've composted you'll hate throwing peelings into the ordinary bin.

Preposition: into

  • fryer: In this project the pupils gained unexpected results when they dropped vegetable peelings into a fryer.

Modifies a noun

  • bark: The specimen in the corner of the Walled Garden has incredible peeling bark that no artist could have created.
  • wallpaper: The peeling wallpaper behind the door had also been marked, with faint traces of handwriting hidden beneath the sodden edges.
  • onion: That salt rubbed on the hands after peeling onions will entirely remove the smell.
  • potato: Well, we all set to work peeling potatoes.
  • paint: Poor overall maintenance can be seen in cracked or peeling paint, crumbling masonry, broken fixtures or shoddy wiring or plumbing.
  • break: O- A losing peeling break on the opponent ( see OTP ).

Noun used with modifier

  • vegetable: Cardiff council said European regulations meant tea bags or vegetable peelings could not go in bins used to collect " green " waste.
  • potato: Potato peelings instead of whole potatoes may be used in any method Compost.
  • fruit: Fruit peelings, tea bags, school waste are all placed in these.
  • paint: Throughout the building is damp with paint peeling from the walls in places.
  • skin: Skin peeling may also occur in later stages of the illness.
  • kitchen: Home Composting: Home composting is the best way to recycle green garden waste and kitchen peelings.

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