as in sheaths
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the coffin was placed in a cement hull
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Recent Examples of hulls
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Wooden vessels for polar exploration typically reinforced the hulls internally with diagonal support beams, which braced the sides of the ship against lateral compression from powerful sea ice, said Tuhkuri, who researches the mechanics of ice.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Autonomous boats, ships, submarines, and miscellaneous watercraft for naval service have been popping with a certain regularity in recent years, with many of them retrofitted into commercial hulls or built along the lines of conventional warships.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Thus, it is used in many products, including the hulls of NASA and SpaceX spaceships.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Dirty feeders can harbor spoiled or moldy feed and seed hulls that are filled with harmful or even deadly bacteria.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Golden mussels attach to boat hulls and clog engines, which can drive up maintenance and repair costs.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Two earlier Kirov-class hulls have already been scrapped.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Among the discoveries were two large metal ship hulls.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
If your feeders are hung over garden areas or shrubbery, a more traditional and less expensive wildbird seed mix with hulls is a good choice.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Wooden vessels for polar exploration typically reinforced the hulls internally with diagonal support beams, which braced the sides of the ship against lateral compression from powerful sea ice, said Tuhkuri, who researches the mechanics of ice.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Autonomous boats, ships, submarines, and miscellaneous watercraft for naval service have been popping with a certain regularity in recent years, with many of them retrofitted into commercial hulls or built along the lines of conventional warships.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Thus, it is used in many products, including the hulls of NASA and SpaceX spaceships.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Dirty feeders can harbor spoiled or moldy feed and seed hulls that are filled with harmful or even deadly bacteria.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Golden mussels attach to boat hulls and clog engines, which can drive up maintenance and repair costs.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Two earlier Kirov-class hulls have already been scrapped.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Among the discoveries were two large metal ship hulls.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hulls
Noun
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His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Gone are the Davos power sheaths and blunt business bob from her time as White House senior adviser.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even as his car peels away down the street, several kids run after it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are many more layers here, which the film gradually peels away to reveal the tragedy at its core.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wilson County Sheriff’s Office detectives also found seven shell casings.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, removing the husks or other outer casings can be done using a tool such as a hammer, or by stomping on the nuts with your feet or driving over them with a car's tires.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Empty shells aren’t wasted—they’re collected, recycled, and used in reef restoration projects, helping to rebuild lost reefs, support sea life, and protect the coast from storms and erosion.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving from dentaliums, a type of marine mollusk.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The seed or nut pods look similar to American chestnut pods, with spiky coverings.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cloches Cloches are small coverings for tender plants, made of terracotta, plastic, or glass.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps a dog barks too much, a cat roams through the yard, or pets are relieving themselves in unwanted areas.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the exhaust barks out back with little pops and bangs on throttle liftoff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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The provenance of the vanilla pods (and their correspondingly unique variety) will determine some of their flavor.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Batch tabletop miniatures for a weekend campaign, produce cosplay armor sections that fit together cleanly, or prototype brackets and housings for clients with consistent results.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulls. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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