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Synonyms for shuck
Synonyms: Noun
bagatelle, child's play, frippery, nonproblem, nothing, picayune, small beer, small change, trifle, triviality
Synonyms: Verb
bark, flay, hull, husk, peel, shell, skin
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it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earnsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
During that reception, the president was offered a plate of tamales and proceeded to bite into one without first removing the shuck. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Lila Cockrell: a product of her time who transcended her time," 30 Aug. 2019 Why does Cherry Creek Drive shuck and jive between the north and south sides of Cherry Creek east of Colorado? — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Incentives Gaylord could receive unknown; TABOR continues to be a hot topic (7/14/19)," 14 July 2019 Williams finally relented and called timeout, and the genteel North Carolina coach with the aw-shucks disposition spent most of it savagely ripping into his bench. — Dave Skretta, The Seattle Times, "Hot-shooting Auburn upsets No. 1 North Carolina 97-80," 30 Mar. 2019 For the purposes of getting to know Philly, though, my pick from her list is the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), where the buck-a-shuck oyster happy hours will introduce you to the last of the great fish houses that once ruled this city. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "How to stretch your dining dollars in Philly | Craig LaBan," 27 June 2018 For the purposes of getting to know Philly, though, my pick from her list is the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), where the buck-a-shuck oyster happy hours will introduce you to the last of the great fish houses that once ruled this city. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "How to stretch your dining dollars in Philly | Craig LaBan," 27 June 2018 For the purposes of getting to know Philly, though, my pick from her list is the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), where the buck-a-shuck oyster happy hours will introduce you to the last of the great fish houses that once ruled this city. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "How to stretch your dining dollars in Philly | Craig LaBan," 27 June 2018 For the purposes of getting to know Philly, though, my pick from her list is the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), where the buck-a-shuck oyster happy hours will introduce you to the last of the great fish houses that once ruled this city. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "How to stretch your dining dollars in Philly | Craig LaBan," 27 June 2018 For the purposes of getting to know Philly, though, my pick from her list is the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), where the buck-a-shuck oyster happy hours will introduce you to the last of the great fish houses that once ruled this city. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "How to stretch your dining dollars in Philly | Craig LaBan," 27 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Meadow was filled with puddles and mud holes, and many of the younger spectators had shucked their shoes and were negotiating the slippery terrain in bare feet. — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, "East Eighty-eighth Street and East End Avenue," 25 May 2018 Opening later this year, Ways & Means Oyster House is a full-service seafood restaurant with fresh-shucked and dressed oysters, seafood sliders, chowders, fish tacos and crab cakes. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "One Paseo: A day in the life of San Diego’s new urban village," 11 July 2019 Be Shellfish Grab the kids and head to the Boston Fish Pier to cheer the oyster-shucking competitors, watch cooking and fish-cutting demonstrations, and sample fare from New England waters at the Boston Seafood Festival. — BostonGlobe.com, "Five things to do, July 29-Aug. 11," 29 July 2018 Robots cut crab - Radio Canada reports that robotic machines that cut and shuck crab have nabbed a U.S. patent that is being hailed as a breakthrough in fish processing technology worldwide. — Anchorage Daily News, "Local fishery taxes will continue to be split 50-50 between towns and state for now," 9 July 2019 Drop the shucked fava beans in the boiling water and cook, stirring, to set their color and loosen their skins, about 1 minute. — Ben Mims, latimes.com, "The Saturday Cook: Fava beans shine in a vegetarian spin on scampi," 8 June 2019 Per Karlsson of Everts Sjöbod shares his harvesting methods and tips for shucking oysters raked from the docks of his 19th-century boathouse. — National Geographic, "Discover a Swedish seaside town that’s obsessed with oysters," 29 Apr. 2019 That’s how rivalries shuck polite blandness and develop real and lasting roots. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Whiff of sexism surrounds critiques of U.S. women’s soccer," 5 July 2019 Graze on Waiheke’s gastronomic specialties during a private tour of the island, with stops to taste olive oil at an award-winning mill, pluck and shuck oysters, and sip Syrah at intimate vineyards. — Alena Hadley, National Geographic, "Taste What's Cooking Across the Globe: 10 Edible Trips," 8 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shuck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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