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The Meaning of hull

  • (v. t.) The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
  • (v. t.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
  • (v. t.) To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
  • (v. t.) To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
  • (v. i.) To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.

Synonyms

Hull , Isaac Hull , Hull , Cordell Hull , Hull , Kingston-upon Hull

Rhymes

bruhl , chul , crull , cul , cull , dull , dulle , guhl , gul , gull , krull , kuhl , kull , lull , muhl , mull , null , puhl , ruhl , schmuhl , scull , seagull , skull , smull , squill , stull , sul , thul , thull , trull , tull , uhl , ul , will , woodhull , yul