hull

hull has 12 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• v. t.. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
• v. t.. The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
• v. t.. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
• v. t.. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
• v. i.. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.
• n.. the frame or body of ship
• n.. a large fishing port in northeastern England
• n.. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
• n.. 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)
• n.. persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
• n.. dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
• v.. remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"