husky
Meanings
Plural: huskies
Noun
- breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
- Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
Adjective Satellite
- muscular and heavily built
- "clothing sizes for husky boys"
- deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
- "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"
Adj
- Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
- Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
Origin / Etymology
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Scrabble Score: 15
husky is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhusky is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
husky is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
husky is a valid Words With Friends word