VERB | contact | exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of |
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contact | exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters | |
contact | exfoliate | remove the surface, in scales or laminae | |
contact | exfoliate | come off in a very thin piece | |
change | exfoliate | grow by producing or unfolding leaves |
Sounds | ehksfow'liyeyt | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | Spread by opening the leaves of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | unfold, spread, spread out, open | spread out or open from a closed or folded state |
Meaning | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | Get rid of |
Spanish | exfoliar | |
Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin |
Meaning | Remove the surface, in scales or laminae. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | peel off | peel off the outer layer of something |
Spanish | exfoliar | |
Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin |
Meaning | come off in a very thin piece. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Broader | chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off | break off (a piece from a whole) |
Spanish | exfoliar | |
Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin |
Meaning | Grow by producing or unfolding leaves. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "plants exfoliate" | |
Broader | grow | increase in size by natural process |
Spanish | exfoliarse | |
Catalan | exfoliar-se, exfoliar |
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