husky in English dictionary

  • husky

    Meanings and definitions of "husky"

    • (of a voice) hoarse and rough-sounding
    • (of a person) burly, thick; fat, overweight
    • adjective
      (of a voice)
      Hoarse and rough-sounding.
    • adjective
      (US)
      Burly, stout.
    • adjective
      Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
    • noun
      Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
    • hoarse and rough-sounding
    • burly, thick; fat, overweight
    • Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
    • adjective
      deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
    • adjective
      muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
    • noun
      breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

    Synonyms of "husky" in English dictionary

    robust, strapping, working dog are the top synonyms of "husky" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of husky

    • husky ( comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
    • File:Leaders.JPG Two Alaskan huskies in harness husky ( plural  huskies)
    • husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
    • husky (plural huskies)
  • Husky

    Meanings and definitions of "husky"

    • noun
      (dated)
      An Eskimo person.
    • proper
      (dated)
      Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

    Grammar and declension of husky

    • Husky (plural Huskies)

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