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Meanings of hulk in English

Portuguese
cetáceo
Catalan
gegant
Spanish
gigante

A very large person; impressive in size or qualities.

        cetáceo
        Portuguese
        erguer-se
        Catalan
        encastellar-se

        Appear very large or occupy a commanding position.

              erguer-se
              Synonyms
              Examples for "tower"
              Examples for "tower"
              1
              However, the tower blocks resonate strongly with people in former communist countries.
              Reuters
              2
              Wei said carefully, Yesterday we reviewed the practical value of the tower.
              Edge of Infinity
              3
              The Welsh Government has asked social landlords to test tower block cladding.
              BBC
              4
              I need to let the tower know which flight plan is operative.
              Carrion comfort
              5
              I've got an idea; we'll try and build a Tyrathca tower tomorrow.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              1
              Environmental worries also loom large, particularly with regard to water usage rights.
              The Guardian
              2
              Opinion: This month two deals loom large, but for very different reasons.
              The Irish Times
              3
              But experts said a government shutdown could loom again at that time.
              Reuters
              4
              A showdown vote on calling witnesses could loom later in the week.
              Reuters
              5
              Tougher tests loom immediatelyafter with a road date at Colorado State andBYU.
              Reuters
              1
              However, he restricts his concern to primary schools, where female teachers predominate.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Both across the world and in the Middle East, socioeconomic concerns predominate.
              The Guardian
              3
              In any such view, the wild, the aboriginal, the geographical greatly predominate.
              In the Catskills: Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs
              4
              One or more of the food-stuffs sometimes predominate in a single food.
              Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools
              5
              With the Irish, feeling and passion predominate; reason must bow before them.
              The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 / with a P...
              Russian
              хольк
              Portuguese
              urca
              Spanish
              urca
              Catalan
              urca

              Ship type.

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                      хольк
                      Usage of hulk in English
                      1
                      Another voice murmured, Good God, Aubrey, I thought she was a hulk.
                      Honour This Day
                      2
                      She would probably end her days as a hulk or stores vessel.
                      Colors Aloft!
                      3
                      Now the wind rose, and the sea beat upon the helpless hulk.
                      The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
                      4
                      You could see the sky and sea through the old hulk anywhere.
                      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
                      5
                      This huge, grey hulk sports the red stars of the Soviet Union.
                      BBC
                      6
                      A gory shell-like hulk slid back to the foot of the ramp.
                      Warlord of Kor
                      7
                      The spaceboat drew up alongside the gigantic hulk which was the leader's.
                      The Pirates of Ersatz
                      8
                      We looked upon that old hulk as our private and personal property.
                      In the Footprints of the Padres
                      9
                      Quickly he transferred himself to the shoulders of the great, inert hulk.
                      The Chessmen of Mars
                      10
                      Let's bring the APCs in to block both ends of this hulk.
                      Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
                      11
                      He tries to recall the rating of this hulk of an Africa.
                      David Lockwin—The People's Idol
                      12
                      Ask for Tiergnan-he'sa monstrous hulk of a beast, but gentle inside.
                      The irish warrior
                      13
                      He did it skillfully, the unwieldlyhulk making a slow, even progress.
                      Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
                      14
                      Joan watched the black, shapeless hulk that she knew to be Gulden.
                      The Border Legion
                      15
                      When they got to the car it was just a blackened hulk.
                      No country for old men
                      16
                      There it was, that old brown hulk of stone, the Mill House.
                      Into the Water
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                      Translations for hulk
                      Russian
                      хольк
                      Hulk through the time
                      Hulk across language varieties
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