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rinds

/ɹʌɪndz//ɹaɪndz/

rinds is the plural of rind.

rinds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rind.

Meaning of rind

Noun (1)

rind (plural rinds)

  1. Tree bark.
  2. A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc.
    • cheese rind; lemon rind; lime rind
  3. (figuratively, rare, uncountable, usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
    • "I'm hanged if I know how you've got the immortal rind to come at me with a yarn like this."1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 218

Noun (2)

rind (plural rinds)

  1. An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.

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Questions about rinds

What is rinds the plural of?
Rinds is the plural of rind.
How do you pronounce rinds?
Rinds is pronounced /ɹʌɪndz/ (UK).

Words near rinds in the dictionary

  1. Rindge
  2. rinding
  3. rindle
  4. rindles
  5. rindless
  6. rinds
  7. Rindsberg
  8. Rindt
  9. rindy
  10. rine
  11. rined

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