noun Download 🔗Share The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside Examples : "A coconut has a very thick husk." vegetable fruit plant food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something Examples : "His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man." plant agriculture food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Examples : "The miller carefully inspected the millstones' husks to ensure they were strong enough to support the heavy stones during the grinding process. " machine structure part agriculture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove husks from. Examples : "During the corn harvest, the farmer will husk the corn to prepare it for market. " agriculture food plant process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cough, clear one's throat. Examples : "The old man husks before he speaks, trying to clear his throat. " medicine physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice. Examples : "After a long night of cheering, she husked, "Good game!" to her teammates. " sound language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading