hull

1. 1.

   dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

   Broaderhusk

   Narrowershell
2. 2.

   persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry

   Broadercalyx
3. 3.

   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)

   SynonymsIsaac Hull

   Broadernaval officer
4. 4.

   United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)

   SynonymsCordell Hull

   Broaderdiplomat
5. 5.

   a large fishing port in northeastern England

   SynonymsKingston-upon Hull

   Broadercityport

   Part ofEngland

   PartsHumber Bridge
6. 6.

   the frame or body of ship

   Broaderstructure

   Part ofvessel

   Partskeelkeelsonribrider plate

1. 1.

   remove the hulls from

   “hull the berries”

   Broaderremove

Other forms of hull

plural

hulls·

past tense

hulled·

present participle

hulling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hull

What does hull mean?

hull means "dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hull?

hull has 1 syllable: hull. In IPA it is /ˈhʌl/.

What is another word for hull?

Close synonyms include Isaac Hull, Cordell Hull, Kingston-upon Hull. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hull a common word?

hull is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hull?

1 word rhymes with hull. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.