Nub Definition

nŭb
nubs
noun
nubs
A knob or lump.
Webster's New World
A small piece.
Webster's New World
The point of a story or gist of a matter.
Webster's New World
The essence; the core.
The nub of a story.
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(slang) The clitoris.

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verb

(baseball) To hit the ball weakly.

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To push; to nudge.

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To beckon.

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Other Word Forms of Nub

Noun

Singular:
nub
Plural:
nubs

Origin of Nub

  • Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump")). Compare knob.

    From Wiktionary

  • Variant of knub probably from Low German knubbe from Middle Low German variant of knobbe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Variant spelling of noob.

    From Wiktionary

Nub Sentence Examples

  • And here we have the nub of the problem.

  • On the bottom of the brush is a nub that allows for the attachment of the paint that is being used.

  • Therein lies the nub of the problem, to my mind.

  • Push the rubber nub out of the metal clasp.

  • Center the metal clasp over the nub on the outer side, facing you, on the stocking.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUB

Words Ending With

BUBNUB

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nub

Words Starting With N and Ending With B

Starts With N & Ends With BStarts With NU & Ends With BStarts With N & Ends With UB

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With N3 Letter Words Ending With B