HUSKS
/hʌsks/
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Scrabble
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WWF
H(4) U(1) S(1) K(5) S(1)
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Definition
/hʌsks/
noun
- The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside“A coconut has a very thick husk.”
- Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something“His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man.”
- The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
verb
- To remove husks from.
verb
- To cough, clear one's throat.
- To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
Source: Wiktionary
