chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
shuck
(verb) remove the shucks from; “shuck corn”
shuck
(verb) remove from the shell; “shuck oysters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shuck (plural shucks)
The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
(slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
(slang) A phony.
shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked)
(transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
(transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.
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Shuck (plural Shucks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shuck is the 8130th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4078 individuals. Shuck is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Shuck, n.
Definition: A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.]
Shuck, n. Etym: [Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.]
1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut.
2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.]
Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.]
Definition: To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
