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casca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bark verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
  • hull noun The main body of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
  • husk noun The dry outer covering of certain fruits, seeds, or vegetables, such as corn.
  • peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
  • rind noun The tough outer skin or covering of certain fruits, cheeses, or meats.
  • scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
  • skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Senses

casca is used for these senses in English:

  • bark (countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
  • hull The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
  • orange peel (countable, uncountable, literally) The skin of an orange, including the pith.
  • peel (usually, uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
  • rind A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
  • scab An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
  • shell The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
  • shell (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

bark — full definition

  1. verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
  2. verb To speak in a sharp, loud, commanding tone.
  3. noun The tough outer covering of a tree's trunk and branches.
  4. noun The sharp sound a dog makes.

hull — full definition

  1. noun The main body of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
  2. noun The outer covering of a seed, fruit, or nut.
  3. verb To remove the outer covering from a seed or fruit.

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