All desquamate synonyms
des·qua·mate
D d verb desquamate
- peel — to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
- peel off — designed to be peeled off from a backing or large sheet, usually of paper, before use; readied for use by peeling off: peel-off labels.
- sliver — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- doff — to remove or take off, as clothing.
- blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- scab — the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- shave — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- flay — to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- decorticate — to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
- flake — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- flake off — become detached in thin pieces
- delaminate — to divide or cause to divide into thin layers
- pull off — the act of pulling or drawing.
- tear off — designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank.