nub

Letters that make nub

b, n, u are letters that make 'nub'

Words within nub

nu are words within 'nub'

Anagrams of nub

bun is an anagram of 'nub'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of nub

nubs, snubs, snub are words created by adding a letter to 'nub'

3 possible definitions for 'nub'

Nub as "a small piece"

Under this definition, nub is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stub has the same meaning as nub

nub as a type

'nub' can be a type of part, piece.

Types of nub

nubbin is a type of nub.

Example of nub used within this context

"a nub of coal", "a stub of a pencil"

Nub as "a small lump or protuberance"

Under this definition, nub is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

nubble has the same meaning as nub

nub as a type

'nub' can be a type of bump, prominence, swelling, protrusion, protuberance, bulge, jut, excrescence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, extrusion.

Derivatives of nub

tweedy, nubby, homespun(p), nubbly, slubbed are derivatives of 'nub'.

Nub as "the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience"

Under this definition, nub is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

core, essence, heart and soul, substance, heart, centre, inwardness, sum, marrow, center, kernel, gist, meat, pith, nitty-gritty have the same meaning as 'nub'

nub as a type

'nub' can be a type of content, cognitive content, mental object.

Types of nub

stuff, haecceity, quintessence, bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity are types of 'nub'.

Derivatives of nub

crucial, primal, fundamental, key, substantive, all-important(a), of the essence(p), summate, cardinal, essential, central, pithy, sententious, all important(p), meaty are derivatives of 'nub'.

Example of nub used within this context

"the gist of the prosecutor's argument", "the heart and soul of the Republican Party", "the nub of the story"


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