hull
hull Lexical Profile
hull Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The main structural body of a ship or other watercraft, including the bottom, sides, and deck, but excluding masts, rigging, or superstructure.
"Divers inspected the hull of the cargo ship for damage after it scraped against the shallow reef."
The dry outer covering, shell, or husk of a seed, fruit, or nut.
"The agricultural processing plant uses specialized machinery to separate the grain from its tough outer hull."
• verb
To remove the outer covering, husk, or calyx from a fruit, seed, or nut.
"Before baking the strawberry pie, she spent an hour carefully hulling all the fresh berries."
To pierce or strike the hull of a ship with a projectile, such as a torpedo or artillery shell.
"The enemy submarine successfully hulled the cruiser during the intense naval engagement."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'hule', descending from Old English 'hulu' meaning husk or shell, which shares roots with the Proto-Germanic '*helaną', meaning to cover or conceal.
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