noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
2. 2
   (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel wordnet
3. 3
   The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.
4. 4
   a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of pare form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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Example

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"Avoiding one-use kitchen utensils, Elton forgoes apple corers, preferring the more versatile paring knife."

Related phrases

paring knife

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