VERB | change | pare, pare down | decrease gradually or bit by bit |
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contact | pare, whittle | cut small bits or pare shavings from | |
contact | pare, skin, peel | strip the skin off | |
contact | pare, trim | remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size |
Sounds | peh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | decrease gradually or bit by bit. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | pare down | |
Broader | decrease, lessen, minify | make smaller |
Spanish | mondar, pelar, rebajar | |
Catalan | disminuir, reduir |
Meaning | cut small bits or pare shavings from. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | whittle | |
Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
Spanish | mondar | |
Nouns | paring | a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something |
Meaning | strip the skin off. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | The chefs pare the vegetables | |
Example | "pare apples" | |
Synonyms | skin, peel | |
Narrower | flay | strip the skin off |
peel off | peel off the outer layer of something | |
Broader | strip | Remove the surface from |
Spanish | mondar, pelar | |
Catalan | pelar | |
Nouns | parer | a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables |
paring | (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off |
Meaning | Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "pare one's fingernails" | |
Synonym | trim | |
Narrower | dress | cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width |
Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
Spanish | recortar | |
Catalan | retallar | |
Nouns | parer | a manicurist who trims the fingernails |
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