paring
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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Sense 2 noun
(usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
she could peel an apple with a single long paring
Types & categories
- object hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sliver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shave |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whittle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sliver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slivery |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fragment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turning |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | peel |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | object |