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Meanings of husk (husks) in English

Portuguese
palha
Catalan
boll
Spanish
gluma

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.

palha
Catalan
espellofar

Remove the husks from.

espellofar
Catalan
boll
Spanish
salvado

Outer shell or coating of a seed.

boll

Motif resembling string of buds, wheat husks, or bell flowers.

Synonyms
Examples for "hull"
Examples for "hull"
1
The great steel hull and the small spaceship were 20 miles apart.
Space Tug
2
It has reference to the hull of the State; to nothing less.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
3
I think the hull of this thing is good against small-weapons fire.
The Cylons’ Secret
4
For seven tenths of a second, the vessel's tough hull held together.
For Honor We Stand
5
He studied the water moving ever so slowly past the imprisoned hull.
Aground
Usage of husks in English
1
Such empty husks was I then fed on; and was not fed.
The Confessions of St. Augustine
2
Subsequently the husks are beaten and the fibre is separated and dried.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
3
Old husks still strewed the floor and the place smelt of apples.
Greenmantle
4
Remove the husks and the silk, and steam-onthe cob-for fifteen minutes.
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
5
The husks of this were as thick as those on the first.
Blacky the Crow
6
They were well washed and no husks floated in the clean water.
King Rat
7
The coconut husks provide an ideal growing medium for strawberries he says.
Radio NZ
8
Remove from the heat, immediately remove the corn and discard the husks.
Radio NZ
9
They smoked cigaritas, rolling them between their fingers in husks of maize.
The Scalp Hunters
10
You have a mind and I ordered you to feed it husks.
Sleeping Fires: a Novel
11
The day of making the tamales, start by soaking the corn husks.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
12
They also twisted and wove husks to make seats for their chairs.
Stories of American Life and Adventure
13
Two more husks hang at the back, curled in each other's arms.
Hull zero three
14
Choose the widest and longest husks and rinse off any corn silk.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
15
They are not always dry husks out of which reason has evaporated.
Thomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch
16
Where is he who tears off the husks for you and me?
Leaves of Grass
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Translations for husks
Portuguese
palha
Husks through the time
Husks across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common