hull

hull
    n 1: dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
    2: persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or
       raspberry
    3: United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution'
       during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant
       victories against the British (1773-1843) [syn: {Hull},
       {Isaac Hull}]
    4: United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating
       the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: {Hull}, {Cordell Hull}]
    5: a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: {Hull},
       {Kingston-upon Hull}]
    6: the frame or body of ship
    v 1: remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
    

Hull \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 of a nut or
      of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
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   2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship,
      E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive
      of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
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            Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   {Hull down}, said of a ship so distant that her hull is
      concealed by the convexity of the sea.
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Hull \Hull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hulling}.]
   1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free
      from integument; as, to hull corn.
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   2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
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Hull \Hull\, v. i.
   To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship
   without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.
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Hull, GA (city, FIPS 40532)
  Location: 34.01475 N, 83.29349 W
  Population (1990): 156 (79 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 30646
Hull, IA (city, FIPS 37515)
  Location: 43.19021 N, 96.13269 W
  Population (1990): 1724 (634 housing units)
  Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 51239
Hull, IL (village, FIPS 36516)
  Location: 39.70911 N, 91.20498 W
  Population (1990): 514 (234 housing units)
  Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 62343
Hull, MA (CDP, FIPS 31680)
  Location: 42.30297 N, 70.88329 W
  Population (1990): 10466 (5256 housing units)
  Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 65.4 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 02045
Hull, TX
  Zip code(s): 77564
    

Hull, 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:            40532
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             34.013201 N, 83.294470 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     30646
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hull, GA
    Hull
    

Hull, 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 code:            36516
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.707845 N, 91.205132 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62343
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hull, IL
    Hull
    

Hull, 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:            37515
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.190203 N, 96.134390 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51239
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hull, IA
    Hull
    

Hull, 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. miles (73.055258 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            31680
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             42.286347 N, 70.876630 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     02045
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hull, MA
    Hull
    

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "hull":
      argosy, bark, boat, body, boll, bottom, bran, bucket, burr,
      capsule, case, chaff, cod, corn shuck, cornhusk, craft, follicle,
      frame, framework, hooker, hulk, husk, jacket, keel, legume,
      legumen, leviathan, packet, palea, pease cod, peel, pericarp, pod,
      rind, seed pod, seed vessel, seedbox, seedcase, shell, ship, shuck,
      silique, skeleton, skin, slough, structure, tub, vessel,
      watercraft