hull
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
huhlIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhʌl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
Any covering.
Hull, Quebec: The central business district and oldest neighborhood of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
verb
transitive
To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.
To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
Used this way, hull is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use hull
- “She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.”verb
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A large fishing port in northeastern England.
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