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noun

ˈhəsk How to pronounce husk (audio)
Definition of husknext
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it corn husks a high stone wall is the husk that protects the actor from prying curiosity seekers

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verb

as in to peel
to remove the natural covering of the tedious task of husking coconuts

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Recent Examples of husk
Noun
The Gross Body Horror Stuff In the final act, Sue has drained Elisabeth for months but now she’s run out of the magic fluid—sucked the husk of Elisabeth dry—and is forced to switch back or die. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Prayers at the Dome of the Rock and in the rubble of Gaza In Gaza, thousands gathered for the Friday communal prayers in the shattered concrete husk of Gaza City’s Imam Shafi’i Mosque, heavily damaged by Israeli forces during fighting. — Imad Isseid and Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
While the fields are no longer burned today, the taste for the dark, smoky flour remains and producers in Puglia and around Italy now make industrialized grano arso flour and dried pastas from husked, deeply toasted grains. — Stacy Adimando, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2017 Some sold for several hundred dollars, husks good only for spare parts. — Aaron Calvin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for husk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for husk
  1. sheath
  2. peel
  3. casing
  4. bark
  5. shell
  6. hull
  7. covering
Noun
  • Remove the leaves and sheaths, place the samples in a paper bag, and immediately send the samples to a laboratory for CSNT testing.
    — Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of sheath
Verb
  • Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water and peel them once they are cooled.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The roof of a former factory in the process of being converted into a self-storage facility in Steger was peeled away during the storm, Steger Fire Chief Michael Long said.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of peel
Noun
  • He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But with a significant price drop, all of the pros like the handsome metal casing, decent battery life, and easy-to-see, sharp matte display take on more value.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of casing
Verb
  • Things changed when the first responders started paying attention to Bear and Nikita, who continuously ran up to them, barking and running off in a different direction during the search.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Players bark at the refs all the time, but there’s an art to it.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of bark
Noun
  • Although his original estimate of $10,000 was accurate for the shell of the house, the interior has cost another $10,000.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • At Littlejohn’s side, Hood makes the sign of the cross over and over again, until the other man is just a shell.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of shell
Noun
  • Beijing has the largest navy in the world by hull count, including two aircraft carriers in service.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The sight of the team’s F50 capsized on Sydney Harbour, the crew in the hull, waiting to be rescued, summed up a miserable low point in their SailGP season.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of hull
Noun
  • In a 2020 survey, 90% of New York City residents reported always or often wearing coverings when out and about.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Those living in regions with less sunlight or climates that require skin covering may also struggle to get vitamin D through sun exposure.2 Sunscreen is only thought to reduce vitamin D production minimally.2 2.
    — Brittany Lubeck, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of covering

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