hull

[Hull]

A large fishing port in northeastern England

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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 ship

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a large fishing port in northeastern England

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United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)

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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)

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persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry

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Noun
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

Verb
remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

v. t.
The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.

v. t.
The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.

v. t.
To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.

v. t.
To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.

v. i.
To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.

Hull

Hull , n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h'81lle covering, husk, case, h'81llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. &root;17. See Hele, v. t., Hell.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.

Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.

Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea.

Hull

Hull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hulled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hulling.] 1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn. 2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.

Hull

Hull, v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] Shak. Milton.

The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.

To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.

To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.

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Usage Examples

Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.

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Other Usage Examples

Society's dark hull drifts further and further away. It is this place - the place of our separation, our distinction - that much of his poetry occupies.