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- [rahynd]
- /raɪnd/
- /raɪnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahynd]
- /raɪnd/
Definitions of rind word
- noun rind a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support. 1
- noun rind food: outer covering 1
- variable noun rind The rind of a fruit such as a lemon or orange is its thick outer skin. 0
- variable noun rind The rind of cheese or bacon is the hard outer edge which you do not usually eat. 0
- noun rind a hard outer layer or skin on bacon, cheese, etc 0
- noun rind the outer layer of a fruit or of the spore-producing body of certain fungi 0
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Origin of rind
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English rind(e) tree bark, crust; cognate with German Rinde
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Parts of speech for Rind
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rind popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rind usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rind
noun rind
- aril — an appendage on certain seeds, such as those of the yew and nutmeg, developed from or near the funicle of the ovule and often brightly coloured and fleshy
- carapace — A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
- cortex — The cortex of the brain or of another organ is its outer layer.
- crust — The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
- cutes — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
verb rind
- hulled — retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull: hulled wheat.
- hulling — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- husking — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
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