Hull : (noun)
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
(verb)
1: remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
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.
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.
--Dryden.
Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is
concealed by the convexity of the sea.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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