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hull
1[huhl]
noun
the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
Synonyms: , , , ,the calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry.
any covering or envelope.
verb (used with object)
to remove the hull of.
Midland U.S.to shell (peas or beans).
hull
2[huhl]
noun
the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
Aeronautics.
the boatlike fuselage of a flying boat on which the plane lands or takes off.
the cigar-shaped arrangement of girders enclosing the gasbag of a rigid dirigible.
verb (used with object)
to pierce (the hull of a ship), especially below the water line.
verb (used without object)
to drift without power or sails.
Hull
3[huhl]
noun
Bobby Robert Marvin Hull, 1939–2023, Canadian ice-hockey player, known as “the Golden Jet”: Hockey Hall of Fame 1983.
Cordell 1871–1955, U.S. secretary of state 1933–44, known as “the Father of the United Nations”: Nobel Peace Prize 1945.
William, 1753–1825, U.S. general, court-martialed and sentenced to death after surrendering a U.S. fort to the British during the War of 1812: pardoned by President Madison.
Official Name Kingston-upon-Hull.a seaport in Humberside, in eastern England, on the Humber River.
a city in southeastern Canada, on the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa.
Hull
1/ ʌ /
noun
a city and port in NE England, in Kingston upon Hull unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire: fishing, food processing; two universities. Pop: 301416 (2001). Official name: Kingston upon Hull
a city in SE Canada, in SW Quebec on the River Ottawa: a centre of the timber trade and associated industries. Pop: 66246 (2001)
Hull
2/ ʌ /
noun
Cordell. 1871–1955, US statesman; secretary of state (1933–44). He helped to found the U.N.: Nobel peace prize 1945
hull
3/ ʌ /
noun
the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc
the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk
the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit
the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc
verb
to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds)
(tr) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc)
hull
The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk.
The enlarged calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached.
Other Word Forms
- huller noun
- hull-less adjective
- ˈܱ- adjective
- ˈܱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hull1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hull1
Idioms and Phrases
hull down, (of a ship) sufficiently far away, or below the horizon, that the hull is invisible.
hull up, (of a ship) sufficiently near, or above the horizon, that the hull is visible.
Example Sentences
"They used mattresses to plug the gap which had opened up in the hull of the SS Nantes," he said.
Hours were marked by peals of screams following every uncovered worm wriggling in the corn silks, and each of us proudly showing off our inky fingertips from pressing out purple hull peas from their pods.
It is named Rose Emily in memory of their unborn sister, with her name hand-painted on the hull by their mother.
"The hull starboard was scratched and a certain amount of seawater flowed into the stern section," the agency said.
These will then be stored on the seabed and recovered after the team has recovered the ship's hull, which investigators say is a primary source of evidence.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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