shuck

Speech parts

1. shuck - Noun

2. shuck - Verb

3. Shuck - Proper noun

Meaning

A shock of grain.

A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut.

The shell of an oyster or clam.

To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

husk straw stalk chaff stubble flay peel slough hull case dermatology caboodle scale skin remove
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

take remove withdraw take away plant material plant substance

Hyponyms

bran

Phrases with the word

corn shuck honey shuck

Derivatives

shucked shucking

Anagrams

Hucks Kusch

Examples

shuck corn Source: Internet

shuck oysters Source: Internet

There will be an opportunity to bet on all 11 races (the Kentucky Derby is the 11th race of the day), and there will also be a Derby Day outfit contest and an oyster shuck and suck contest. Source: Internet

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin assessed the president’s foreign policy as a “shuck and jive shtick.” Source: Internet

Both would be instances of "doin' the old shuck 'n jive." Source: Internet

They sell Miyagis and Kumamotos; they will shuck them for you. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shubra el-Kheima shubunkin Shucheng shuck and jive shuck down shuck pen