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hub (hub)

noun

  1. the center part of a wheel, etc.; the part fastened to the axle, or turning on it
  2. a center of interest, importance, or activity
  3. an airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed

Etymology: prob. ult. < IE base *keu-, to bend, mound, boss

hub Idioms

the Hub

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Boston, Mass.

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hub Synonyms

hub

n.

core, heart, middle; see center 1.


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hub Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • expertise: A national hub of expertise for ICT will be formed by a partnership of national VCS infrastructure organizations by the end of 2004.

Converse of object

  • bustle: Limassol boasts an excellent infrastructure and is a bustling international trade hub of the south eastern Mediterranean.

Adjective modifier

  • 3-speed: In Europe many 3-speed hubs that are almost 50 years old are still on the roads.

Modifies a noun

  • dynamo: Schmidt Maschinenbau now manufacture the SON XS hub dynamo suitable for fitting to the Brompton.

Noun used with modifier

  • usb: USB hubs are connected to the USB socket of the computer.
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hub quotes

Boston State-House is the hub of the solar system.You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man, if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crowbar.

-Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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