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# husk

noun (a husk, husks); verb (husk, husks, husked, husking)

«husk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A husk is the dry outer covering of some seeds or fruits, like corn, coconuts or rice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#m1)
2. A husk is the dry, empty shell of something when the inside has gone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#m2)
3. To husk means to remove the husk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on seeds and plants; in cooking, husking corn; in the Bible, the prodigal son wanted to eat the pigs' husks; in stories, «a husk of his former self» means weak and empty; adjective «husky» can mean a rough, deep voice.

### Examples

- We pulled the husks off the corn cobs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x1)
- The coconut husk is hairy and tough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x2)
- In the Bible story, the lost son was so hungry he wished he could eat the pigs' husks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x3)
- After the illness he was a husk of his old self. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x4)
- Rice husks are removed at the mill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x5)
- The moment he got into his own house he took a great handful of rice, and began to shell off the husks, with the help of his wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Past: husked. «Husky» can mean a sled dog, a hoarse voice, or full of husks — different senses.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «husk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«husk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/husk.html) on Mova free.