NOUN | plant | hull | dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut |
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plant | hull | persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry | |
person | Hull, Isaac Hull | 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) | |
person | Hull, Cordell Hull | United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) | |
location | Hull, Kingston-upon Hull | a large fishing port in northeastern England | |
artifact | hull | the frame or body of ship | |
VERB | change | hull | remove the hulls from |
Sounds | hhah'l | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut. | |
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Narrower | shell | The hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts |
Broader | husk | Outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds |
Spanish | casco, hollejo | |
Catalan | pellofa | |
Verbs | hull | remove the hulls from |
Meaning | persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry. | |
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Broader | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud |
Meaning | 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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Synonym | Isaac Hull | |
Instance of | naval officer | An officer in the navy |
Meaning | United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955). | |
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Synonym | Cordell Hull | |
Instance of | diplomat, diplomatist | An official engaged in international negotiations |
Spanish | Cordell Hull | |
Catalan | Cordell Hull |
Meaning | A large fishing port in northeastern England. | |
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Synonym | Kingston-upon Hull | |
Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country | |
Part of | England | A division of the United Kingdom |
Parts | Humber Bridge | A suspension bridge at Hull, England |
Spanish | Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull | |
Catalan | Kingston upon Hull |
Meaning | The frame or body of ship. | |
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Part of | vessel, watercraft | A craft designed for water transportation / transportation |
Parts | keel | One of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel |
keelson | A longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it | |
rib | support resembling the rib of an animal | |
rider plate | A horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson | |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Spanish | carena, casco, quilla | |
Catalan | buc |
Meaning | Remove the hulls from. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "hull the berries" | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Spanish | descascarar, descascarillar | |
Catalan | esbajocar, espallofar | |
Nouns | hull | dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut |
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