husk
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Is husk a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of husk?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (figuratively) Any form of useless, dried up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.Examples: "His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man."; "Unlike dogs, cats have retractable claws which do not wear down when walking. Instead, cats pull the old husk of nail from their claws by raking them down some convenient piece of wood, to expose a new sharp claw underneath."figuratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To remove husks from.transitive
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To cough, clear one's throat.Examples: "Back on the veranda he said to Lace gravely, "I do believe that poor child's in the family way." Lace, tracing the pattern of the matting with his boot, husked, and murmured, "Yes — I think so."intransitive
2. (transitive) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.Examples: "The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked, "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary