husk Synonyms
husk Meaning
husk (n)
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
husk (v)
remove the husks from
husk (n.)
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
husk (v. t.)
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.
FAQs About the word husk
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds, outer membranous covering of some fruits or se
covering, casing,sheath, hull, shell, case, cover, shield, cartridge,housing
No antonyms found.
The dry, papery outer coating of the corn kernel is called the husk.
The gardener carefully removed the husk from the tender ear of corn.
The husk of the coconut is remarkably tough and fibrous.
The thin, brittle husk of the peanut protects its edible contents.
