rind
/raɪnd/
verb
- To remove the rind from something.
- The chef rinded the cheese to create a smooth surface.
- She rinded the grapefruit before adding it to the salad.
- He carefully rinded the bacon to reduce the fat content.
noun
- The tough outer layer or skin of a fruit or vegetable.
- He composted the watermelon rind after eating the flesh.
- The lemon rind adds a bright flavor to the cake batter.
- She peeled the orange rind before slicing the fruit.
- The hard outer layer of cheese or bacon.
- Aged gouda has a thick, waxy rind that protects the cheese.
- He trimmed the bacon rind before frying the strips.
- The cheese rind is edible but some people prefer to remove it.
- A tough outer covering or bark of a tree or plant.
- Some insects burrow under the rind of the oak tree.
- The rind of the cork oak is harvested to make bottle stoppers.
- The tree's rind was cracked and peeling after the drought.