HUSK
Scrabble letter values: H4U1S1K5 = 11
Definition
- verb remove the husks from. — synonyms: shell
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. — synonyms: chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
- noun outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds.
Examples
- “husk corn”
- “A coconut has a very thick husk.”
- “His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man.”