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Husks

noun
/hʌsks/
Word Frequency: 0.4

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.
5.verbTo cough, clear one's throat.
6.verbTo say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

Synonyms

shuckchaffstrawstubblestalkallocationscasingsclamscobscocklescoveringsdregs

Rhymes With

tusksduskscornhusks
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