| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
Synonyms: |
abstract, disaffiliate, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, build |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, adjust, arrange, assemble, beget, brew, bring about, cause, compose, conceive, constitute, construct, cook, cook up, dash off, draw on, dream up, effect, engender, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, generate, get ready, give rise to, hatch, initiate, invent, knock off, lead to, manufacture, mold, occasion, originate, parent, prepare, procreate, produce, put together, secure, shape, spawn, synthesize, tear off, throw together, whip, whip out |
Antonyms: |
crush, destroy, raze, ruin |
| Main Entry: | peel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take off outer covering |
Synonyms: |
decorticate, delaminate, desquamate, excorticate, exfoliate, flake, flay, pare, pull off, scale, shave, skin, strip, tear off, uncover |
| Notes: | rind is the hard or tough covering on oranges, grapefruit, and watermelon; once removed, skin or rind is usually known as peel |
Antonyms: |
cover |
| Main Entry: | uncouple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
Synonyms: |
abstract, disaffiliate, disassemble, disassociate, disconnect, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose*, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, take apart, tear off, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, withdraw |