| NOUN | substance | husk, chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | husk | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds | |
| VERB | change | husk, shell | remove the husks from |
| Sounds | hhah'sk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | brusque ... tusk: 12 rhymes with ahsk... | |
| Meaning | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | |
| Narrower | bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting |
| Broader | plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants |
| Spanish | barcia, cascabillo, cáscara, gluma, paja | |
| Catalan | boll | |
| Verbs | husk | remove the husks from |
| Meaning | Outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | bract | A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
| cornhusk | The husk of an ear of corn | |
| hull | dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut | |
| pod, cod, seedcase | The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) | |
| Broader | sheath, case | An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant ... / plant organ or part |
| Spanish | cascabillo | |
| Catalan | capoll | |
| Verbs | husk | remove the husks from |
| Meaning | Remove the husks from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "husk corn" | |
| Synonym | shell | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | descascarillar, desvainar | |
| Catalan | esbajocar, espellofar | |
| Nouns | husk | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds |
| husk | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | |
| husking | the removal of covering / covering | |
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