| VERB | change | shuck | remove from the shell |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | shuck | remove the shucks from | |
| NOUN | substance | shuck, chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
| Sounds | shah'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... | |
| Meaning | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | chaff, husk, 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 | shuck | remove the shucks from |
| Meaning | Remove from the shell. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "shuck oysters" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Catalan | desembeinar | |
| Meaning | Remove the shucks from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "shuck corn" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Catalan | desembeinar | |
| Nouns | shuck | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
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