to hull

Examples

• All

• You can spend your evenings hulling 'em.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The way we make it: fresh hulled strawberries pureed in the Vitamix or blender.

  Blog text (3)

• The children spent the afternoon hulling peas for the delicious soup.

• She enjoys hulling fresh strawberries before making her famous jam.

• After hulling the corn, he handed it to his mother for cooking.

Synonyms

P

to peel

vsto hull

126 1.0

Remove the outer skin from a fruit or vegetable before eating

targets husks of seeds and coarser coverings rather than thin skin

S

to shuck

vsto hull

24 6.4

Remove the outer covering from food like corn or shellfish

is broader and applies also to seeds and many vegetables

S

to shell

vsto hull

18 2.1

To remove the hard outer covering from nuts, peas, or seafood

focuses more on plant husks and seed coverings than seafood cases

U

to unpeel

vsto hull

1 3.4

To remove the outer covering from things like fruit or labels

is specific to husks and seed coverings rather than general layers

D

to dehull

vsto hull

• Specialized

7.2

To remove the outer shell from seeds and grains like rice or beans

is used across seeds, fruit, and vegetables beyond grains

P

to par

vsto hull

9.9

To remove the outer skin from fruit or vegetables

is a more general removal of husks rather than precise trimming

R

to rind

vsto hull

8.1

To remove the outer skin from fruit or cheese

applies to husks and seed coverings, not mainly thick fruit skins

Antonyms

E

to enclose

84 3.7

Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence

Compounds

B

bare hull

• Specialized

7.9

The empty main body of a ship with no parts or equipment

K

Kingston upon Hull

5.5

A city and large port in northern England, commonly called Hull

K

Kingston-upon Hull

4.9

A city and large fishing port in northeastern England known as Hull

Surface Forms

Etymology