Hull

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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: {Isaac
          Hull}]
       4: United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating
          the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: {Cordell Hull}]
       5: a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: {Kingston-upon
          Hull}]
       6: the frame or body of ship
       v : remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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