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PARING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

Example:

she could peel an apple with a single long paring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("paring" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Derivation:

pare (strip the skin off)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

Synonyms:

paring; shaving; sliver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("paring" is a kind of...):

fragment (a piece broken off or cut off of something else)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paring"):

splint (a thin sliver of wood)

turning (a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe)

Derivation:

pare (cut small bits or pare shavings from)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb pare

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