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hulled

/hʌld/

hulledadjective

more hulled

Comp.

most hulled

Super.

/hʌld/

Translations

décortiquéSe dit surtout des grains, céréales ou graines dont l’enveloppe a été retirée.

The hulled grains were ready for cooking.

Les grains décortiqués étaient prêts à cuire.

Definitions

Having the outer covering or husk removed.

The hulled grains were ready for cooking.

Synonyms

dehulled

shelled

skinned

hullnoun

Definitions

The main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but excluding the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

The ship's hull was painted a bright red to make it more visible in the water.

The outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain.

After harvesting, the farmers removed the hulls from the beans before packaging them.

The main body or frame of an aircraft, spacecraft, or similar vehicle.

The helicopter’s hull was reinforced with composite materials.

(mathematics, geometry) The smallest convex set that contains a given set of points.

The software quickly computes the convex hull of the scattered data points.

hullverb

hulled

Past Simple

hulled

Past Simple

hulled

Past Participle

hulling

ing-form

/hʌl/

Translations

décortiquerPour retirer l'enveloppe extérieure de graines, fruits ou céréales.

She spent the afternoon hulling strawberries for the jam.

Elle a passé l'après-midi à décortiquer des fraises pour la confiture.

Additional translations

percerPour endommager ou percer la coque d'un bateau.

Definitions

To remove the outer covering or husk from a seed or fruit.

She spent the afternoon hulling strawberries for the jam.

To pierce or damage the hull of (a ship or boat).

The submerged log hulled the canoe, causing it to take on water.

Synonyms

hulladjective

Definitions

Relating to or situated in the hull of a ship or boat.

Routine checks of hull integrity are essential.

hullproper noun

Definitions

A port city and unitary authority in East Yorkshire, England, officially called Kingston upon Hull.

Hull lies on the north bank of the Humber estuary.