[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/husky.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / husky

[← H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/)

# husky

«husky» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a husky, huskies); adjective (husky, huskier, huskiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun: A husky is a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands to pull sleds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#m1)

2) adjective: A husky voice is low and rough, as if the person has a sore throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#m2)

3) adjective (US, informal): Husky means big and strong; for children's clothes it means a larger size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and stories about the Arctic: husky teams pull sledges across snow. In everyday life: a husky voice after a cold. Phrases: husky dog, sled dog, husky voice.

### examples

- The huskies pulled the sled across the ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x1)
- Our neighbour's husky has blue eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x2)
- After shouting at the match, his voice was husky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x3)
- She spoke in a soft, husky voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x4)
- Huskies love cold weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x5)
- A team of 8 huskies can pull a heavy sled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/#x6)

### note

Plural: huskies. In maths problems: dogs in teams, total legs (each husky has 4), or distance per day. Do not confuse with "husk" (the dry outer cover of corn or seeds).

### In the corpora

- [Husky teams pull sleds across snow, and sled dog races in Alaska run for more than a thousand kilometres.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/196-working-dogs-guide-sniffer-sheep-rescue-and-helper-dogs/10/)
- [Picture a boy who dreams of a husky in a small flat while everyone is out all day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first/3/)
- ["Husky" is an American clothing size for large or fat boys.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/10-weight-and-babies/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «husky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/husky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.