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scalp [skalp]
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scalp [skalp]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take money
Synonyms: fleece, make someone pay through the nose, overcharge
Main Entry: pare
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: peel, trim
Synonyms: carve, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, decorticate, decrease, dock, flay, knock off, lop, lower, mark down, prune, reduce, scalp, scrape, shave, shear, skin, skive, slash, strip, thin, uncover
Antonyms: cover
Main Entry: skin
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: remove outer covering
Synonyms: abrade, bare, bark, cast, cut off, decorticate, excoriate, exuviate, flay, gall, graze, hull, husk, lay bare, pare, peel, pull off, remove, rind, scale, scalp, scrape, shave, shed, shuck, slough, strip, trim
Notes: skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals
Antonyms: cover
Main Entry: flay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: remove skin, bark, hide, etc.
Synonyms: excoriate, peel, scalp, skin
Main Entry: skull
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: brain
Synonyms: cranium, head, mind, scalp, skullcap, vertex
Main Entry: noodle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: head
Synonyms: attic, belfry, brain, coconut, cranium, crown*, dome, gray matter, noddle, noggin, pate, poll, scalp, skull, think tank, thinker*, top story, upper story, upstairs
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