Husk

/hʌsk/

Synonyms for "husk" (128 found)

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Closest matches (26)

afterglow afterimage balance bark boll bones bran burr buttbutt endcandle endscapsule case chaff codcorn shuckcornhusk culm deadwood debris

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detritus dishwater draff

Noun(3 words)

cascara chaff chaffs

Strong matches (38)

dregs dust endfag endfilings follicle fossil garbage gash hogwash holdover hull husks jacket leavings lees leftovers legume legumenodds and ends

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offal offscourings orts palea paringspease codpeel pericarp pod potsherds

Noun(7 words)

exterior hulls involucre nutshell nutshellsouter coatpeel

Adjective(1 words)

hulled

Related words (64)

rags raspings refuse relics remainder remains remnant residue residuum rest rind roach rubbish ruins rump sawdust scouringsscrap ironscraps scum

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seed podseed vesselseedbox seedcase shadow shards shavings shell shuck silique skin slack slag slop slops slough straw stubble stump survival sweepings swill tares trace vestige wastage wastewaste matterwastepaper weeds

Noun(12 words)

seed coatseedcoat shell shelling shuck shucks shuckses stalk straw strip stubble veneer

Verb(2 words)

shell shucked

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More general

15 entries

caseouter coveringouter layerplant materialplant substanceprotective layerpull remove sheath surface taketake awaytake offwithdraw

More specific

9 entries

barley huskcorn huskdecorative shellempty shellhusk cornhusk riceoat huskornamental huskrice husk

Collocations

11 entries

corn huskcorn huskinghusk barleyhusk cornhusk fiberhusk removalhusk riceoat huskrice huskrice huskingseed husk

Inflections

3 entries

husked husking husks

Derivations

5 entries

husked husker huskiness husking huskless

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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I am going to husk rice.

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Let's husk the coconut.

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He's just a husk of his former self.

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The walnut, hazelnut and chestnut are wrapped in a husk and a shell.

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