| bark | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. |
| ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
| ~ cinnamon, cinnamon bark | aromatic bark used as a spice. |
| ~ cassia bark, chinese cinnamon | aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark. |
| ~ cinnamon bark | aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative. |
| ~ magnolia | dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine. |
| ~ tanbark | bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering. |
| ~ mezereum | the dried bark of the shrub mezereon. |
| ~ canella, canella bark, white cinnamon | highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic. |
| ~ cinchona, cinchona bark, jesuit's bark, peruvian bark | medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine. |
| ~ cascarilla bark, eleuthera bark, sweetwood bark | aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense. |
| ~ root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. |
| ~ cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark | dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative. |
| ~ winter's bark | aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties. |
| ~ tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark | the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus. |
| ~ angostura, angostura bark | the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters. |
| ~ branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. |
| ~ tree trunk, trunk, bole | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. |
| ~ cork | outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.. |
| ~ phellem, cork | (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. |
| n. (event) | 2. bark | a noise resembling the bark of a dog. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bark, barque | a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| n. (event) | 4. bark | the sound made by a dog. |
| ~ bow-wow | the bark of a dog. |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bark | speak in an unfriendly tone.; "She barked into the dictaphone" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bark | cover with bark. |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 7. bark, skin | remove the bark of a tree. |
| ~ strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" |
| v. (communication) | 8. bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ bay, quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. |
| ~ yap, yelp, yip | bark in a high-pitched tone.; "the puppies yelped" |
| v. (change) | 9. bark | tan (a skin) with bark tannins. |
| ~ tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. |
| peel | | |
| n. (person) | 1. peel, robert peel, sir robert peel | British politician (1788-1850). |
| ~ pol, political leader, politico, politician | a person active in party politics. |
| n. (food) | 2. peel, skin | the rind of a fruit or vegetable. |
| ~ rind | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating). |
| ~ edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh. |
| ~ jacket | the outer skin of a potato. |
| ~ banana peel, banana skin | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded).; "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" |
| ~ lemon peel, lemon rind | the rind of a lemon. |
| ~ orange peel, orange rind | the rind of an orange. |
| v. (contact) | 3. pare, peel, skin | strip the skin off.; "pare apples" |
| ~ peel off | peel off the outer layer of something. |
| ~ strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" |
| ~ flay | strip the skin off. |
| v. (contact) | 4. flake, flake off, peel, peel off | come off in flakes or thin small pieces.; "The paint in my house is peeling off" |
| ~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| v. (body) | 5. discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | get undressed.; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" |
| ~ take off | remove clothes.; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" |
| ~ undress, disinvest, divest, strip | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" |
| ~ take off | take away or remove.; "Take that weight off me!" |
| peel off | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. peel off | peel off the outer layer of something. |
| ~ peel, pare, skin | strip the skin off.; "pare apples" |
| ~ exfoliate | remove the surface, in scales or laminae. |
| v. (body) | 2. peel off | take off, as with some difficulty.; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt" |
| ~ take off | remove clothes.; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" |
| v. (motion) | 3. peel off | leave a formation. |
| ~ air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, cut | turn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
| v. (body) | 4. desquamate, peel off | peel off in scales.; "dry skin desquamates" |
| ~ exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring" |
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