molt
mohlt
- n periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
- v cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- And in good hands, words can be made to jump, molt, wiggle, shrink, flash, collide, fight, strut, and turn themselves inside out or upside down.
- Medicare, a feather in Democratic caps, may begin to molt a little around July 1, when millions of aged Americans become eligible for its benefits but learn that there may not be .
- They molt three or four times a year.