PARING
Dictionary entry overview: What does paring mean?
• PARING (noun)
The noun PARING has 2 senses:
1. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
2. (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
Familiarity information: PARING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARING (noun)
Meaning:
A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
paring; shaving; sliver
Hypernyms ("paring" is a kind of...):
fragment (a piece broken off or cut off of something else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paring"):
splint (a thin sliver of wood)
turning (a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe)
Meaning:
(usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Context example:
she could peel an apple with a single long paring
Hypernyms ("paring" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
