Hull word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "hull" word

[noun] the frame or body of ship
[noun] a large fishing port in northeastern England
[noun] United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
[noun] United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
[noun] persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
[noun] dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
[verb] remove the hulls from, as of fruit

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\Hull\, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h["u]lle covering, husk, case, h["u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. --Dryden. {Hull down}, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea.
\Hull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hulling}.] 1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn. 2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
\Hull\, v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.

Synonyms for hull

Cordell Hull, Isaac Hull, Kingston-upon Hull

Related terms: argosy, bark, boat, body, boll, bottom, bran, bucket, burr, capsule, case, chaff, cod, corn shuck, cornhusk, craft, follicle, frame, framework, hooker, hulk, husk, jacket, keel, legume, legumen, leviathan, packet, palea, pease cod, peel, pericarp, pod, rind, seed pod, seed vessel, seedbox, seedcase, shell, ship, shuck, silique, skeleton, skin, slough, structure, tub, vessel, watercraft

The fun area, different aproach to word »hull«

Let's analyse "hull" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LLUH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... ..- .-.. .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: hull: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: hull: 8 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 17, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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