hull
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Is hull a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.Examples: "The orthogonal convex hull of an orthogonal polygon is the smallest orthogonally convex polygon that encloses the original polygon."; "holomorphically convex hull; affine hull; injective hull"Synonyms: span
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, intransitive, nautical) To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.Examples: "We goe not, but we are carried: as things that flote, now gliding gently, now hulling violently, according as the water is, either stormy or calme."; "[…] Thus hulling in The wild sea of my conscience, I did steer Toward this remedy, whereupon we are Now present here together:"; "In this virtuous voyage of life hull not about like the ark, without the use of rudder, mast, or sail, and bound for no port."intransitiveobsolete
2. (transitive) To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.Examples: "During this action, we had not a man killed or wounded, although the enemy often hulled us, and once, in particular, a shot coming into one of our ports, dismounted one of our guns between decks […]"transitive
name (English)
1. (countable) A surname.countable
Definition source: Wiktionary