husk
noun
the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
husks
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pluralof husk.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof husk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
husknounthe dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
Example Sentences
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“Ewwww, there are bugs,” said student Cassie Scott, when she spotted earwigs in the husks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
This version leans hard into fresh corn, still in its cool green husks and already smelling sweet before you cut it from the cob.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The steely husks stood sentinel over unfathomable loss for weeks or months until they were towed away and sold as scrap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Other forms of Metarhizium are already commonly cultivated around the world on cheap materials like chicken droppings, rice husks and wheat scraps that are readily available after harvest.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025
A few blank windows stared down on them in silence from the husks of the giant buildings.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
