Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 22 compound words that contain peel. The most common are listed below. Open peel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- orange peelThe skin of an orange, including the pith.
- peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.
- banana peelThe several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- Peel RegionEllipsis of Regional Municipality of Peel: a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, created in 1974.
- peel me a grapeA request to be pampered or to have one's whims indulged.
- Region of PeelEllipsis of Regional Municipality of Peel: a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, created in 1974.
- pizza peelSynonym of peel (“a tool for removing pizza, etc. from an oven”).
- Peel en MaasA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
- chemical peelThe application of a mild caustic substance to the skin in order to remove blemishes.
- peel outTo start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
- peel-and-sealBeing a kind of envelope with a backing that peels off to reveal an adhesive surface allowing the envelope to be sealed.
- peel awayTo separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession).
- Van PeelA surname from Dutch.
- orange peel theoryThe idea that a relationship is strengthened by seemingly minor acts of service for one's partner, such as peeling an orange for them.
- onion peelSynonym of onion skin: The outer layer of an onion.
- peel rubberSynonym of burn rubber: To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
- peel strengthThe average load per unit width required to separate a flexible member from a rigid member or another flexible member.
- peel strengthsplural of peel strength: The average load per unit width required to separate a flexible member from a rigid member or another flexible member.
- peel tabA small non-adhesive portion of an adhesive label, allowing it to be removed more easily from its backing sheet.
- peel tabsplural of peel tab: A small non-adhesive portion of an adhesive label, allowing it to be removed more easily from its backing sheet.
- salmon peelA young salmon.
- orange-peel fungusA fungus, Aleuria aurantia
- peel the onionTo investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.
- peel back the onionSynonym of peel the onion: To investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.
- had one foot on a banana peelsimple past and past participle of have one foot on a banana peel
Compound words 22
- peelerA police officer.
- peelyTending to peel.
- peelableCapable of being peeled.
- repeelTo peel again.
- overpeelTo peel too much off.
- peelabilityThe condition of being peelable
- peelieA coupon attached to a product's packaging so that it can be peeled off.
- PeeliteOne of a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party in the nineteenth century, characterised by a commitment to free trade and a managerial, almost technocratic, approach to government.
- peellessWithout a peel.
- peeloutThe act of leaving an eddy and entering the main current.