peel

1. 1.

   British politician (1788-1850)

   SynonymsRobert PeelSir Robert Peel

   Broaderpolitician
2. 2.

   the rind of a fruit or vegetable

   Synonymsskin

   Broaderrind

   Narrowerjacketbanana peellemon peelorange peel

   Part ofedible fruit

Other forms of peel

plural

peels·

past tense

peeled·

present participle

peeling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about peel

What does peel mean?

peel means "strip the skin off". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in peel?

peel has 1 syllable: peel. In IPA it is /ˈpil/.

What is another word for peel?

Close synonyms include skin, pare, peel off, flake off, flake. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peel a common word?

peel is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with peel?

3 words rhyme with peel. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.