hull : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hull	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for hull
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hull n dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry 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) Synonym(s): Hull, Isaac Hull United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) Synonym(s): Hull, Cordell Hull a large fishing port in northeastern England Synonym(s): Hull, Kingston-upon Hull the frame or body of ship v remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hull \Hull\, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h[81]lle covering, husk, case, h[81]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hull \Hull\, v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.
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