hull

  • 11hull — hull1 [hul] n. [ME hule < OE hulu, akin to Ger hülle, covering: for IE base see HALL] 1. the outer covering of a seed or fruit, as the husk of grain, pod of a pea, shell of a nut, etc. 2. the calyx of some fruits, as the raspberry 3. any outer …

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  • 12Hull — Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h[ u]lle covering, husk, case, h[ u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly… …

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  • 13Hull — Hull, v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] Shak. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Hull, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 160 Housing Units (2000): 78 Land area (2000): 0.330810 sq. miles (0.856793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.330810 sq. miles (0.856793 sq. km) FIPS code …

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  • 15Hull, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 1960 Housing Units (2000): 709 Land area (2000): 1.196272 sq. miles (3.098330 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.196272 sq. miles (3.098330 sq. km) FIPS code:… …

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  • 16Hull, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 474 Housing Units (2000): 213 Land area (2000): 1.835731 sq. miles (4.754521 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.010444 sq. miles (0.027051 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.846175 sq. miles (4.781572 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 17Hull, MA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts Population (2000): 11050 Housing Units (2000): 5366 Land area (2000): 3.028307 sq. miles (7.843279 sq. km) Water area (2000): 25.178487 sq. miles (65.211979 sq. km) Total area (2000): 28.206794 sq.… …

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  • 18Hüll — (s. ⇨ Hille). *1. He hett wat in de Hüll1. (Ostfries.) – Frommann, V, 430, 530; Eichwald, 831. 1) Mütze mit Rauchwerk. (Frommann, III, 29.) Aber auch Bettdecke. (Frommann, V, 254, 66; Schmeller, II, 174.) *2. He wêt1 nich von Hüll oder Tüll.… …

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  • 19hull — Ⅰ. hull [1] ► NOUN ▪ the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides and deck but not the superstructure, engines, and other fittings. DERIVATIVES hulled adjective. ORIGIN perhaps the same word as HULL(Cf. ↑hulled), or… …

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  • 20Hull — (spr. Holl), 1) Fluß in der englischen Grafschaft Yorkshire, entspringt unweit Hornsea in zwei Quellenarmen, die sich bei Frodingham vereinigen, fließt dann südlich u. fällt an der gleichnamigen Stadt in den Humber; 2) Kingstonupon H.), Stadt im… …

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