Husk

noun

/hʌsk/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

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

"A coconut has a very thick husk."

2.nounAny form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something

"His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man."

3.nounThe supporting frame of a run of millstones.

4.verbTo remove husks from.

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