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Definition of Husk

1. Verb. Remove the husks from. "Husk corn"

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

3. Noun. Outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds.

Definition of Husk

1. n. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.

2. v. t. To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Definition of Husk

1. Noun. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside ¹

2. Noun. Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To remove husks from. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Husk

1. to remove the husk (the outer covering) from [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Husk

1. 1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize. 2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Husks of the prodigal son, the pods of the carob tree. See Carob. Origin: Prob. For hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Husk

hushering hushers hushes hushful hushier hushiest hushing hushings hushion hushions

hushpuppies hushpuppy husht hushy husi husk (current term) husk tomato husked husker huskers

huskie huskier huskies huskiest huskily huskiness huskinesses husking husking bee huskings

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