1. The frame or body of ship
   "The ship's hull was reinforced to withstand icy waters"
    
2. Dry outer covering of a fruit, seed or nut
   "The rice hull was removed during processing"
    
3. Persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
   "The hull remained attached to the freshly picked strawberry"

1. Remove the hulls from
   "hull the berries";
   - dehull
    
2. Hit and penetrate a ship's hull
   "The ship was hulled by a cannonball"

1. A large fishing port in northeastern England
   - Kingston upon Hull, Kingston-upon Hull
    
2. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
   - Cordell Hull
    
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)
   - Isaac Hull

Derived forms: hulled, hulling, hulls

Type of: calix, calyx, city, construction, diplomat, diplomatist, husk, metropolis, naval officer, port, remove, structure, take, take away, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn], withdraw

Part of: England, vessel, watercraft

Encyclopedia: Hull, Paul