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

While the wrecks become partially visible during previous dry summers, this year’s drought has exposed far more of the vessels, revealing twisted hulls, decks, and steel structures that have remained underwater for decades. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 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

Others have crossed whole oceans, spreading between hemispheres by a route scientists think is probably shipping, the cancer carried in ballast water or on the hulls of ships. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Six modern replicas have also been completed, combining century-old plans with the latest in aluminum hulls, composite rigging, and sail technology. — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026

Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

On the Fourth of July, New York Harbor will fill with white canvas and slender hulls. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026