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kuoriutua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  • peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
  • scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

kuoriutua is used for these senses in English:

  • hatch (intransitive, of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
  • hatch (intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
  • peel (intransitive) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
  • scab (intransitive) To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
  • shell (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
  • shell (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.

hatch — full definition

  1. noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  2. verb For a young animal to break out of its egg, or for an egg to produce a young animal.
  3. verb To plan or devise something, especially a scheme.

peel — full definition

  1. verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
  2. verb To come away in strips or flakes, especially of skin or paint.
  3. noun The skin or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.

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