Synonyms of hulls

hulls 1 of 2

noun

plural of hull

as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

the coffin was placed in a cement hull

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheaths
• casings
• shells
• coverings
• pods
• housings
• husks
• cases
• jackets
• capsules
• coatings
• cocoons
• covers
• shields
• cartridges
• armors
• packages
• plates
• encasements
• wrappers
• crusts
• houses
• platings
• cassettes
• skins
• barks
• envelopes
• mails
• carapaces
• facings
• panoplies
• backings
• hides
• cuticles
• covertures

hulls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hull

as in peels

to remove the natural covering of

hull the pinto beans before adding them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peels
• shells
• husks
• barks
• skins
• scales
• strips
• shucks
• flays
• exposes
• bares
• pares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hulls

Noun

Entering service in 1972, it was developed as a weapon that could take on Soviet deep-diving, high-speed submarines with titanium hulls like the Alfa class. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Stir the contents, then skim off and discard any seed hulls and seeds that float to the surface. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Major naval engagements over more than the last four decades suggest that any navy expecting to fight near an enemy’s coast should be wary of building its force structure around expensive, irreplaceable hulls. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

The hulls for these ships could potentially be built with US allies Japan or Korea, while the nuclear components are fitted out in a shipyard on US shores. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

The front cross-beam (a structure that links the hulls at the front of the boat) snapped and the catamaran collapsed into its constituent pieces, with the wingsail falling to the water. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The immediate response should include recording how long ships have remained stationary, inspecting hulls, forecasting their first ports of call and expanding monitoring for nonnative species. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Tamburri said there are diseases that infect things like shellfish that are suspected to have traveled along the hulls of ships. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

Another tactic is treating ship hulls with special paint that thwarts unwanted hitchhikers from latching on. — ABC News, 30 July 2026