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peels

The word “peels” has 1 syllable: peels

It's pronounced as /pilz/

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In the thesaurus, “peels” has 13 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for peels along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for peels

Antonyms for peels

Meanings of peels

  • noun
    1. A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
    2. (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
    3. The action of peeling away from a formation.
    4. A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.
    5. A stake.
    6. A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
    7. A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
    8. A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
    9. A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
    10. The blade of an oar.
    11. An equal or match; a draw.
    12. A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.
  • verb
    1. To remove the skin or outer covering of.
    2. To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
    3. To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
    4. To remove one's clothing.
    5. To move, separate (off or away).
    6. To play a peel shot.
    7. To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
    8. To plunder; to pillage, rob.

Example Sentences

  • She peels the apples before baking the pie.
  • The old wallpaper peels easily from the damp wall.
  • He carefully peels the orange into small sections.
  • The sunburned skin peels after a few days.
  • My brother always peels potatoes for dinner.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to peels, such as: attaches, bares, barks, coats, conceals, covers, denudes.

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