Hull

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk.
  • noun. The persistent calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructure.
  • noun. The main body of various other large vehicles, such as a tank, airship, or flying boat.
  • noun. The outer casing of a rocket, guided missile, or spaceship.
  • transitive verb. To remove the hulls of (fruit or seeds).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An outer covering, particularly of a nut or of grain; a husk.
  • noun. Synonyms Husk, etc. See skin, n.
  • To strip off the hull or hulls of: as, to hull grain; to hull strawberries.
  • To strip off.
  • noun. The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of her masts, yards, and rigging.
  • noun. Hence— In sporting, so far behind as to stand no chance of winning.
  • A variant of hill.
  • To strike or pierce the hull of (a ship) with a cannon-ball.
  • To float or drift on the water, as the hull of a ship without the aid of sails.
  • noun. A hovel; a pen; a sty.
  • noun. Holly.
  • noun. A dialectal pronunciation of whole, common in New England.
  • To shell (oysters).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
  • noun. The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
  • noun. said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea.
  • transitive verb. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument.
  • transitive verb. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
  • intransitive verb. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The outer covering of a fruit or seed
  • verb. To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
  • noun. The body or frame of a vessel such as a ship or plane
  • verb. to drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled
  • verb. to hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the frame or body of ship
  • noun. persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
  • noun. dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
  • noun. United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
  • verb. remove the hulls from
  • noun. a large fishing port in northeastern England
  • noun. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
  • Word Usage
    "The WD-14, a basic 141 ⁄ 2-foot aluminum hull, is best matched with a 9 - to 25-hp tiller engine."
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    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Mull  Shull  crull  cul  cull  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beam  bow  bridge  bulkhead  cabin  
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    argosy  bark  boat  body  boll  
    verb-form
    hulled  hulling  hulls