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husk·y 1

(hŭs′kē)
adj. husk·i·er, husk·i·est
1. Hoarse or rough in quality: a voice husky with emotion.
2.
a. Resembling a husk.
b. Containing husks.
[From husk.]
husk′i·ly adv.

husk·y 2

(hŭs′kē)
adj. husk·i·er, husk·i·est
1. Strongly built; burly.
2. Heavily built: clothing sizes for husky boys.
n. pl. husk·ies
A husky person.
[Perhaps from husk.]

hus·ky 3

also hus·kie (hŭs′kē)
n. pl. hus·kies
A dog of any of various compact, thick-coated Arctic breeds developed as sled dogs, especially the Siberian husky.
[Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo.]
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husky

(ˈhʌskɪ)
adj, huskier or huskiest
1. (of a voice, an utterance, etc) slightly hoarse or rasping
2. of, like, or containing husks
3. informal big, strong, and well-built
[C19: probably from husk, from the toughness of a corn husk]
ˈhuskily adv
ˈhuskiness n

husky

(ˈhʌskɪ)
n, pl huskies
1. (Breeds) a breed of Arctic sled dog with a thick dense coat, pricked ears, and a curled tail
2. (Peoples) slang
a. a member of the Inuit people
b. the Inuit language
[C19: probably based on Eskimo]
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husk•y1

(ˈhʌs ki)

adj. husk•i•er, husk•i•est. adj.
1. big and strong; burly; brawny.
2. (of the voice) somewhat hoarse, as when affected with a cold.
3. like, covered with, or full of husks.
n.
4. a size of garments for boys who are heavier than average.
5. a garment in this size.
[1545–55; husk + -y 1]
husk′i•ly, adv.
husk′i•ness, n.

husk•y2

(ˈhʌs ki)

n., pl. husk•ies.
a big, brawny person.

husk•y3

(ˈhʌs ki)

n., pl. husk•ies. (sometimes cap.)
[1870–75; by ellipsis from husky dog, husky breed; compare Newfoundland and Labrador dial. Husky a Labrador Inuit, earlier Huskemaw, Uskemaw, ultimately < the same Algonquian source as Eskimo]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:husky - breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog]husky - breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
Adj. 1. [画像:husky - muscular and heavily built]husky - 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"
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
2. husky - 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
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
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husky

adjective
1. hoarse, rough, harsh, raucous, rasping, croaking, gruff, throaty, guttural, croaky His voice was husky with grief.
2. (Informal) muscular, powerful, strapping, rugged, hefty, burly, stocky, beefy (informal), brawny, thickset a very husky young man, built like a football player
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husky 1

adjective
Low and grating in sound:

husky 2

adjective
1. Characterized by marked muscular development; powerfully built:
2. Having a large body, especially in girth:
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Translations
أجَش، أبَحكَلْب الأسكيمو
chraplavýeskymácký pes
hæsslædehund
eskimóahundur, sleîahundurrámur
aizsmaciseskimosu suns
eskimácky pes
boğuk Eskimo köpeğikısık

husky

1 [ˈhʌskɪ] ADJ (huskier (compar) (huskiest (superl)))
1. [voice, person] → ronco
2. (= tough) [person] → fornido, fuerte

husky

2 [ˈhʌskɪ] N → perro m esquimal
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husky

[ˈhʌski]
adj
[voice] → rauque
(= burly) → costaud(e)
n → husky m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

husky

1
adj (+er)
→ rau, belegt ; singer’s voice → rauh, rauchig ; (= hoarse) → heiser ; his voice was husky with emotion → seine Stimme war heiser vor Erregung
(= sturdy) person → stämmig

husky

2
n (= dog) → Schlittenhund m
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husky

1 [ˈhʌskɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (voice) → roco/a; (tough, person) → ben piantato/a

husky

2 [ˈhʌskɪ] n (-ies (pl)) → husky m inv, cane m eschimese
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husky1

(ˈhaski) adjective
(of a voice) rough in sound and difficult to hear. You sound husky – have you a cold? hees أجَش، أبَح дрезгав rouco chraplavý heiser hæs; sløret βραχνός ronco kähe گرفته käheä enroué צרוד भर्रायी हुई आवाज promukao (glas) rekedt (hang) serak rámur rauco かすれた (목소리가) 쉰 užkimęs aizsmacis serak schor, hees hes, rusten, grøtet ochrypły نیولی rouco răguşit хриплый chrapľavý hripav promukao hes, skrovlig (เสียง) แหบ kısık, boğuk 嘶啞的 хрипкий, сиплий خشک آواز giọng khàn 沙哑的
ˈhuskiness noun
heesheid بُحَّة الصَّوْت дрезгавост rouquidão chrapot die Heiserkeit hæshed; slørethed βραχνάδα ronquera kähedus گرفتگی käheys enrouement צרידות भूसापन promuklost rekedtség keserakan hæsi, ræma raucedine かすれ 쉰 목소리임 užkimimas aizsmakums serak heesheid heshet ochrypły głos نیولی rouquidão răguşeală хрипловатость chrapot hripavost promuklost heshet ความแหบของเสียง kısıklık, boğukluk 嘶啞 сухість خشکی sự khàn giọng 沙哑
ˈhuskily adverb
hees بِبَحَّه дрезгаво roucamente chraplavě heiser hæst; sløret βραχνά roncamente, con voz ronca kähedalt بطور گرفته käheästi d'une voix enrouée בְּקוֹל צָרוּד कर्कश आवाज से promuklo rekedt/fátyolos hangon dengan serak rámum rómi con voce rauca かすれ声で 쉰 목소리로 kimiai aizsmakušā balsī dengan suara serak hees hest, rustent, grøtet ochryple په نیول شوی توګه roucamente răguşit хрипло chrapľavo hripavo promuklo hest ด้วยเสียงแหบ kısık/boğuk bir sesle 嘶啞地 сипло خشک انداز میں khàn khàn 沙哑地

husky2

(ˈhaski) – plural ˈhuskies – noun
a North American dog used for pulling sledges. poolhond, sleehond كَلْب الأسكيمو хъски cão de trenó eskymácký pes der Husky slædehund σκύλος ράτσας «χάσκι» perro esquimal laika سگ اسكيمو husky chien de traîneau כֶּלֶב הָאסקִי एस्किमो कुत्ता eskimski pas, haski eszkimókutya jenis anjing eskimóahundur, sleðahundur husky ハスキー犬 에스키모의 개 eskimų laika eskimosu suns sejenis anjing husky, poolhond grønlandshund, trekkhund pies ekimoski, husky د اسکیمو سپی cão de trenó câine) husky эскимосская лайка eskimácky pes eskimski pes haski eskimåhund, Siberian husky สุนัขลากเลื่อนของชาวเอสกิโม Eskimo köpeği 哈士奇雪橇狗 лайка شمالی امریکا میں برف گاڑی کھینچنے والا مضبوط کتا chó Exkimô 哈士奇雪撬狗
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