Husk Synonyms and Antonyms

hŭsk
A covering object
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hull
  2. covering
  3. outside
Covering, case
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shuck
  2. bark
  3. bran
  4. case
  5. coat
  6. covering
  7. rind
  8. envelope
  9. chaff
  10. framework
  11. glume
  12. harvest
  13. hulk
  14. hull
  15. kex
  16. peel
  17. pod
  18. stalk
  19. scale
  20. shell
  21. skin
  22. strip
  23. straw
  24. stubble
Antonyms:
  1. core
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Remove the husks from
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shell

Words Related to Husk

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cover
  2. pericarp
  3. pith
  4. ispaghula
  5. mesocarp
  6. endosperm

Husk Sentence Examples

  • Rice in the husk is known as " paddy."

  • Groats or grits are the whole kernel from which the husk is removed.

  • The kernel is sound enough though the husk is a poor thing.

  • The leaves and husk of the fruit are resinous and astringent, and are sometimes used medicinally as well as for dyeing purposes.

  • The chief items were cotton piece-goods, rice not in the husk, sugar, grain and pulse, salt, iron and steel, tobacco, cotton twist and yarn, and brass and copper.

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