1. the outer skins or rinds that have been removed from fruits or vegetables
Usage: plural of ‘peel’

1. removes the outer skin or covering from something
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘peel’
2. comes off in strips or layers
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘peel’

Examples

• She peels the potatoes before cooking them.
• The paint peels off the old fence in the sun.
• He peels an orange for his lunch.
• The wallpaper peels away from the damp wall.
• Put the potato peels in the compost bin.
• Orange peels can be used to make tea.
• The sunburned skin peels after a few days.