husk

[US]/hʌsk/
[UK]/hʌsk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. skin; shell; something of little value

vt. to remove the skin; to speak in a hoarse voice

vi. to have a hoarse voice

Phrases & Collocations

corn husk

coconut husk

remove the husk

rice husk

Example Sentences

the husks of dead bugs.

the husk in her voice.

the fibrous husk of coconut

Brown bread contains the husk of wheat.

He husked out his orders.

The motor can run a rice husker or cotton gin.

He was spitting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor.

Under the rice huller head winnower is designed for separating husks,unripe paddy and dust from the mixture of unhulled paddy and brown rice.

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