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- [huhsk]
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- /hʌsk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhsk]
- /hʌsk/
Definitions of husk word
- noun husk the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn. 1
- noun husk the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless. 1
- verb with object husk to remove the husk from. 1
- noun husk The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds. 1
- noun husk fruit, grain: outer shell 1
- noun husk empty shell 1
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Origin of husk
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English huske, equivalent to hus- (akin to Old English hosu pod, husk) + -ke, weak variant of -ock
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Parts of speech for Husk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
husk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
husk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for husk
noun husk
- rind — a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
- pod — the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
- chaff — Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
Antonyms for husk
noun husk
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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