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noun

ˈhəl How to pronounce hull (audio)
Definition of hullnext
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it the coffin was placed in a cement hull

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verb

as in to peel
to remove the natural covering of hull the pinto beans before adding them

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Recent Examples of hull
Noun
Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is the owner of a two-year-old mega-yacht called Launchpad that is 387 feet long, has a steel hull and is propelled by four engines capable of generating 5,846 horsepower apiece. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 The Eber Ward, which sank in icy conditions in 1909, rests upright in 145 feet with her hull intact, just five miles from the Mackinac Bridge. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
The corn is dried, hulled, and ground to create the coarse meal known as grits. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 Pine nuts can swap out for slivered or sliced almonds, or sunflower or hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas). — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hull
  1. sheath
  2. bark
  3. casing
  4. housing
  5. shell
  6. covering
  7. pod
Noun
  • The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gay then allegedly returned to his vehicle and came back with a machete in its sheath.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheath
Verb
  • While some Boeing planes also use PTUs, the mechanism is different and doesn’t produce the same barking sound.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of barking back, his commander accepted the boundary and deferred the task to the following week.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bark
Noun
  • Officers arrived to find multiple shell casings and an unoccupied vehicle that had been struck multiple times by gunfire.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Shell casings littered the dark residential street after the shooting.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of casing
Noun
  • The distinctive frame already resembles the aircraft that will eventually soar through Titan’s dense orange skies, complete with landing skids, support arms for its eight rotors and the housing for its nuclear power system.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms have indeed been found to disadvantage Black people in hiring, healthcare, policing, lending, housing and other domains.
    — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • Perfectly untraceable and perfectly legal, American shell companies became by the late 2010s the go-to tools for anyone looking to hide their financial tracks for any reason.
    — Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Timber roofs, wood floors and interior framing in historic buildings are extremely vulnerable to fire and can let fire jump building to building, but the load-bearing masonry shell often survives.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • Joseph Howlett is a staff reporter at Scientific American covering physics, math, astronomy and more.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But short covering has also contributed to the decline, according to S3, as investors who had wagered against SpaceX bought back stock to exit their positions.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of covering
Noun
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That meant a job seeker posting once a week was invisible, buried under full-time content creators with engagement pods and posting schedules.
    — Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pod

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