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Hull

/hʌl/ · noun

Meaning

The outer covering of a fruit or seed..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
  2. Any covering.
  3. To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
  4. (nautical, aviation) The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
  5. (mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.
  6. (obsolete, intransitive, nautical) To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.
  7. (transitive) To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.

Example Sentences

She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.
VVhen you haue berthed or brought her [the ship] vp to the planks, vvhich are thoſe thicke timbers vvhich goeth fore and aft on each ſide, vvhereon doth lie the beames of the firſt Orlop, vvhich is the firſt floore to ſupport the plankes doth couer the Hovvle, thoſe are great croſſe timbers, that keepes the ſhip ſides aſunder, the maine beame is euer next the maine maſt, […]
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light, / And through the yielding planks a passage find.
The orthogonal convex hull of an orthogonal polygon is the smallest orthogonally convex polygon that encloses the original polygon.
holomorphically convex hull; affine hull; injective hull
We goe not, but we are carried: as things that flote, now gliding gently, now hulling violently, according as the water is, either stormy or calme.
[…] Thus hulling in The wild sea of my conscience, I did steer Toward this remedy, whereupon we are Now present here together:
In this virtuous voyage of life hull not about like the ark, without the use of rudder, mast, or sail, and bound for no port.

Synonyms for hull

peelhuskshellshuckfuselagespan

Antonyms for hull

Related Words

seedpodshellclamcokesarcophagushathelmetcoatshieldnutshallcoachshipboatcraftsideenvelopehaleottawa

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hull mean?

Hull means The outer covering of a fruit or seed..

What is a synonym for hull?

Common synonyms include peel, husk, shell, shuck.

What is the opposite of hull?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use hull in a sentence?

She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.

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