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shuck

noun verb

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
HU
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʃʌk

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noun

  1. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

verb

  1. Remove the shucks from

    “Shuck corn”

verb

  1. Remove from the shell

    “Shuck oysters”

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Example Sentences

Shuck corn
Shuck oysters

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