Definition of rind - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodhard outer surface or covering of food
- Cheese rind should be removed before eating.
2.
treeouter layer of tree bark
- The tree's rind was rough to the touch.
3.
millingDated iron support on a millstoneDated
- The miller adjusted the rind for better grinding.
Verb
cookingremove the outer layer from food
- She rinded the cheese before serving.
Images of rind
hard outer surface or covering of food 
outer layer of tree bark 
iron support on a millstone
Expressions with rind
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outer layer of a cheese
The cheese rind adds a unique flavor to the dish.
outer skin of a lemon used in cooking
Grate the lemon rind for the cake.
outer skin of an orange
She grated the orange rind for the cake.
outer skin of bacon, often tough or used in cooking
Remove the bacon rind before frying.
snack made from fried pork skin
She bought a bag of pork rinds at the store.
Origin of rind
Old English, rind (bark)
Terms with rind included in their meaning
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fruit
large juicy fruit with a hard rind
fruits
large fruit with green rind and red flesh
food
edible fruit with green rind and white flesh
fruit
melon with sweet green flesh and smooth pale rind
breakfast spread
citrus jam with sugar, often including rind pieces
botanical
fruit from the Citrus genus with thick rind and juicy pulp
small citrus
fruit with sweet pulp and thin rind
confection
candied strips of citrus rind cooked in sugar syrup
food
vegetable with hard rind harvested in fall
food
candied peel from a thick-rind citrus fruit
fruit
large citrus fruit with sweet taste and thick rind
vegetable
large greyish-green squash with a warty rind
fruit
tropical fruit with sweet pulp and scaly rind
plants
plant producing hard-rind squashes
confection
strips of citrus rind candied with sugar
plant
inner white part of citrus fruit rind
plant
large fragrant citrus fruit with thick rind
botany
small citrus tree with thick aromatic rind
scent
essential oil from a citrus rind used in perfumes and aromatherapy
botany
tropical vine fruit with a rough, warty rind and bitter taste
vegetables
type of winter squash with a striped rind
fruit
citrus fruit with a tough, aromatic rind
botanical
fruit with fluid-filled hairs inside a tough rind
fruits
small citrus fruit with edible sweet rind and tart pulp
Examples of rind in a sentence
He peeled off the rind before eating the fruit. The rind of the tree was peeling off in places. Insects had burrowed into the tree's rind. The old mill's rind needed replacement. He inspected the rind for any signs of wear. He rinded the lemon for the zest.
The cook rinded the fruit with precision.
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- French:croûte, peler, ...
- German:Rinde, entfernen, ...
- Italian:buccia, sbucciare, ...
- Spanish:piel, pelar, ...
- Portuguese:casca, descascar, ...
- Chinese:硬皮, 去皮, ...
- Japanese:皮, 皮をむく, ...
- Arabic:قشرة, قَشَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:קְלִפָּה, לְקַלֵּף, ...
- Russian:корка, очищать, ...
- Ukrainian:кірка, знімати шкірку, ...
- Hindi:छिलका, छीलना, ...
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