Definition of husk Husk

/hʌˈsk/ - [husk] - husk

We found 12 definitions of husk from 5 different sources.

What does husk mean?

Noun Plural: husks
husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
		sheath, case a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
		cornhusk the husk of an ear of corn
		hull the frame or body of ship
		seedcase, cod, pod major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
husk - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
		chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
		plant material, plant substance material derived from plants
Verb husks, husking, husked
husk - remove the husks from; "husk corn"
		shell
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

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husk (Noun)
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
husk (Noun)
Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.
husk (Verb)
To remove husks from.
husk (Verb)
To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

husk (n.)
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
husk (n.)
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
husk (v. t.)
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

husk
husk, n. the dry, thin covering of certain fruits and seeds: (pl.) refuse, waste.—v.t. to remove the husk or outer integument from.—adj. Husked, covered with a husk: stripped of husks.—ns. Husk′er, one who husks Indian corn, esp. at a husking-bee; Husk′ing, the stripping of husks: a festive gathering to assist in husking Indian corn (maize)—also Husk′ing-bee. [M. E. huske, orig. with l, as in cog. Ger. hülse, Dut. hulse, &c.]

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husk in sign language