English to Greek Meaning of husk - κέλυφος


Husk :
κέλυφος

πίτουρο, κέλυφος, άχυρο, περικάρπιο, θήκη, φλούδα, γάδος, ξεφλουδίζω, σακάκι

αλέθω, κέλυφος

κέλυφοςαποφλοιωμένοξεφλουδίζωνHuskersβραχνώςαποφλοίωσηφλοιοί
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Definitions of husk in English
Noun(1) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds(2) outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
Verb(1) remove the husks from
Examples of husk in English
(1) Although true psyllium comes from the plant Plantago psyllium, the husk and seed of Plantago ovata is commonly referred to as psyllium.(2) It clung to the planet like a locust, slowly eating away at the precious minerals until there was nothing left except an empty husk .(3) Or would I just be an empty husk like anyone else?(4) This allows the husk to open and barley to start to sprout - at this point it is called green malt.(5) they set up mills to husk the rice(6) oats contain more husk than barley(7) Women are responsible for much heavy work - hauling water for the household and, in the absence of rice mills, pounding the rice in big mortars of hollowed out logs to husk it.(8) When I was done, I tossed her aside like an empty husk of what was once beautiful.(9) It is abundantly available as it forms 70 per cent of the weight of the coconut husk .(10) Every remaining inch of his body just screamed pain at the camera as he lay motionless and paralysed, the empty husk of his body barely making an impression on the air bed they had transferred from the cancer ward.(11) For example, the fruit of pomegranate, having its husk filled with numerous fleshy seeds, became a symbol of fertility.(12) It was an empty shell, a husk lacking the spark of life.(13) Darkness loomed all around her and the town that had seemed so cheerful and welcoming an hour ago now only felt like prison, a prison for her empty husk of a body.(14) Lemurs, a group of primates on the African island of Madagascar, go after a wide range of seeds, including big fleshy seeds encased in a husk .(15) I was going to go into the types of medication one can take to numb their emotions and fill their empty husk with medical happiness, but I'm far too depressed for that now.(16) The fruit of the coconut tree includes the buoyant husk surrounding the coconut, which helps the seeds float downstream and spread the tree's offspring far and wide.
Related Phrases of husk
(1) rice husk ::
φλοιό ρυζιού
(2) grain husk ::
φλοιό σιτηρών
(3) coconut husk ::
φλοιό καρύδας
Synonyms
Noun
1. shell ::
κέλυφος
2. hull ::
σκάφος
3. pod ::
φλούδα
4. case ::
υπόθεση
5. covering ::
κάλυμμα
6. integument ::
περίβλημα
7. shuck ::
ξεφλουδίζω
8. pericarp ::
περικάρπιο
9. legume ::
όσπριο
Verb
10. shell ::
κέλυφος
Different Forms
husk, husked, husker, huskers, huskily, husking, husks
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