Husk

//hʌsk//

Synonyms for "husk" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

chaff afterglow afterimage balance bark boll bones bran burr butt butt end candle ends capsule case cod corn shuck cornhusk culm deadwood debris

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detritus

Noun(1 words)

chaff

Strong matches (33)

Related words (55)

raspings refuse relics remainder remains remnant residue residuum rest rind roach rubbish ruins rump sawdust scourings scrap iron scraps scum seed pod

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seed vessel seedbox seedcase shadow shards shavings shell shuck silique skin slack slag slop slops slough straw stubble stump survival sweepings swill tares trace vestige wastage waste waste matter wastepaper weeds

Verb(2 words)

shell unhusk

Noun(4 words)

shuck stalk straw stubble

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

10 entries

case plant material plant substance pull remove sheath take take away take off withdraw

Synonyms

1 entries

chaff

Related terms

1 entries

husky

derived

9 entries

cornhusk dehusk husk tomato husker huskless husklike rice husk unhusk

etymologically related_to

3 entries

hose husky ock

is a

2 entries

sheath solid tangible artifact

manner of

1 entries

remove

related to

11 entries

cattle cough frame huskily husky infection lungworm meat millstone run support

Translations

153 translations across 52 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

λέπος noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
λέπυρον noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Arabic

1 entries

قِشْرَة noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Armenian

1 entries

թեփ noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Belarusian

4 entries

лузга noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
лупіна noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
лупінне noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
лушпінне noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Biatah Bidayuh

1 entries

budaang noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Bulgarian

4 entries

люспа noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
обвивка noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
обелка noun (any worthless exterior)
беля verb (remove husks from)

Catalan

3 entries

clofolla noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
closca noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
clovella noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Chamicuro

1 entries

ijs̈hopa noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

外皮 noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
殼 /壳 noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
空壳 noun (any worthless exterior)
躯壳 noun (any worthless exterior)

Czech

4 entries

obal noun (any worthless exterior)
skořápka noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
slupka noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
slupka noun (any worthless exterior)

Dutch

2 entries

schil noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
waardeloos omhulsel noun (any worthless exterior)

Fijian

1 entries

sua verb (remove husks from)

Finnish

4 entries

akana noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
kuoret noun (any worthless exterior)
kuori noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
kuori noun (any worthless exterior)

French

1 entries

écale noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Galician

4 entries

carepa noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
carolo noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
casca noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
casula noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

German

4 entries

Getreidespelze noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
Hülle noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
Hülle noun (any worthless exterior)
Hülse noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Hawaiian

1 entries

pulu noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Hebrew

1 entries

קליפה noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Hungarian

4 entries

burok noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
csuhé noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
csésze noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
háncs noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Icelandic

1 entries

afhýða verb (remove husks from)

Ingrian

1 entries

akana noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Irish

1 entries

crotal noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Italian

4 entries

buccia noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
riccio noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
scorza noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
capare verb (remove husks from)

Japanese

3 entries

外皮 noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
外被 noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
殻 noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

āchú noun (any worthless exterior)

Latin

1 entries

glūma noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Macedonian

1 entries

мешунка noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Malay

3 entries

sabut noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
sekam noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
kupas verb (remove husks from)

Malayalam

1 entries

തൊണ്ട് noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Manx

1 entries

bleayst noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Mazanderani

1 entries

سوس noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Middle English

1 entries

huske noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Māori

3 entries

kōpaki noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
pakawhā noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
kōwhā verb (remove husks from)

Norwegian

1 entries

skall noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Persian

2 entries

سبوس noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
سپوس noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Schluw noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Polish

2 entries

łupina noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
łuska noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Portuguese

3 entries

casca noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
casca noun (any worthless exterior)
casca noun (any worthless exterior)

Rarotongan

2 entries

puru noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
kō verb (remove husks from)

Romanian

1 entries

coajă noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Russian

4 entries

ко́рка noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
кожура́ noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
оболо́чка noun (any worthless exterior)
скорлупа́ f hard noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Samoan

3 entries

pulu noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
meleʻi verb (remove husks from)
oʻa verb (remove husks from)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cochall noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kožura noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
ljuska noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
ljuska noun (any worthless exterior)
ljuštura noun (any worthless exterior)

Spanish

4 entries

cáscara noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
cáscara noun (any worthless exterior)
faramalla noun (any worthless exterior)
farfolla noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Swedish

2 entries

agn noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
skala verb (remove husks from)

Tahitian

1 entries

puru noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Tamil

2 entries

உமி noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
உமி verb (remove husks from)

Tocharian B

1 entries

pīsäl noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Turkish

1 entries

kabuk noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Ukrainian

1 entries

луска́ noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

Welsh

2 entries

cib noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
cibau noun (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)

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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