outer+covering

  • 101shuck — [[t]ʃʌ̱k[/t]] shucks, shucking, shucked 1) N COUNT The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish. [AM] ...corn shucks. 2) VERB If you shuck something such as corn or… …

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  • 102hull — hÊŒl n. body of a ship; shell, outer covering (of a seed, fruit, etc.) v. remove the hull, remove the outer covering of seeds or fruit …

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  • 103hulled — adj. husked; deprived of hulls; peeled, pard, shelled hÊŒl n. body of a ship; shell, outer covering (of a seed, fruit, etc.) v. remove the hull, remove the outer covering of seeds or fruit …

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  • 104hulling — hÊŒl n. body of a ship; shell, outer covering (of a seed, fruit, etc.) v. remove the hull, remove the outer covering of seeds or fruit …

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  • 105hulls — hÊŒl n. body of a ship; shell, outer covering (of a seed, fruit, etc.) v. remove the hull, remove the outer covering of seeds or fruit …

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  • 106husk — hÊŒsk n. dry outer covering of seeds and fruits v. remove the outer covering of seeds or fruits …

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  • 107husked — hÊŒsk n. dry outer covering of seeds and fruits v. remove the outer covering of seeds or fruits …

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  • 108husking — hÊŒsk n. dry outer covering of seeds and fruits v. remove the outer covering of seeds or fruits …

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  • 109husks — hÊŒsk n. dry outer covering of seeds and fruits v. remove the outer covering of seeds or fruits …

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  • 110shell — ʃel n. hard outer covering of certain organisms; hard outer covering; hollow tube containing explosives; reserved attitude which conceals one s inner self; software which provides a convenient user interface for the operating system (Computers)… …

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