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
To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
MK suggested they create perfumes from fermented chocolate husks, and before they left Bangkok, he gave them several bags of cacao husks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
On the floor under the web, the spider had dropped husks of flies and yellow jackets.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
