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Husk

🔄 Synonyms of "Husk"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
chaffnoun	The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
shucknoun	The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
strawnoun	(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
stubblenoun	(countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
shucknoun	The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
chaffnoun	The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
strawnoun	(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
stubblenoun	(countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
haynoun	(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
skinnoun	(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
sheathnoun	A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
sheathingnoun	Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
casingnoun	That which encloses or encases.
motenoun	(literary or puristic, otherwise archaic) A small particle; a speck.
shellnoun	A hard external covering of an animal.
envelopverb	(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.
envelopenoun	A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
pannoun	A surname.
cornhuskingnoun	The removal of the husk from corn (maize).
peelnoun	(usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
shellingnoun	An artillery bombardment.
crapnoun	(slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
shudenoun	Alternative spelling of shood