hullnoun [ C ]
uk/hʌl/us/hʌl/the body or frame of a ship, most of which goes under the water
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- paddle
- porthole
- rib
- rudder
- sail
- tiller
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hullverb [ T ]
uk/hʌl/us/hʌl/US also shuckto remove the covering or the stem and leaves from some fruits, vegetables, and seeds:
We sat in the garden hulling strawberries.
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Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables
- core
- pare
- peel
- pit
- pitted
- seed
- seeded
- shell
- shuck
- skinless
- stone
- stoned
- top
- top and tail idiom
- winnow