| Main Entry: | husk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering, case |
Synonyms: |
aril, bark, case, chaff, glume, hull, outside, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin |
Antonyms: |
core |
| Main Entry: | bark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plant covering |
Synonyms: |
case, casing, coat, cortex, crust, husk, peeling, rind, shell, skin |
| Main Entry: | chaff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waste |
Synonyms: |
crust, debris, dregs, husks, pod, refuse, remains, rubbish, shard, shell, trash |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Main Entry: | coat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animal hair |
Synonyms: |
crust, ectoderm, epidermis, felt, fleece, fur, hide, husk, integument, leather, membrane, pelage, pellicle, pelt, peltry, protective covering, rind, scale, scarfskin, shell, skin, wool |
| Main Entry: | disrobe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take off one's clothes |
Synonyms: |
bare, denudate, denude, deprive, dismantle, divest, doff, husk, peel*, remove, shed, shuck, slip out of, strip, take it off, unbutton, unclothe, uncover, undress |
Antonyms: |
clothe, put on |
| Main Entry: | hull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, body |
Synonyms: |
bark, case, casing, cast, covering, frame, framework, husk, mold, peel, peeling, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin, structure |
| Main Entry: | peel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skin, covering |
Synonyms: |
bark, cover, epicarp, exocarp, husk, peeling, pellicle, rind, shell, shuck |
Antonyms: |
innards, insides |
| Main Entry: | pod |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | encasement of vegetable seeds |
Synonyms: |
capsule, case, covering, hull, husk, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, skin, vessel |
| Main Entry: | shell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure; covering |
Synonyms: |
carapace, case, chassis, crust, frame, framework, hull, husk, integument, nut, pericarp, plastron, pod, scale, shard, shuck, skeleton, skin |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | skin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer covering, especially of animate being |
Synonyms: |
bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, crust, cutis, derma, dermis, epidermis, fell, film, fur, hide, hull, husk, integument, jacket, membrane, outside, parchment, peel, pelt, rind, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, slough, surface, tegument, vellum |
Antonyms: |
body, core, interior, middle |