English Explanatory Dictionary

nub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
  2. A small knob or lump.
  3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
  4. The clitoris.
  5. A pointing stick.
  6. A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
  7. The genital tubercle.
verb
  1. To hit the ball weakly.
  2. To push; to nudge.
  3. To beckon.
  4. To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of noob.

Pronunciation

/nʌb/ En-au-nub.ogg /nʊb/ /nuːb/ /nub/

Word forms

nub nubs nubbing nubbed

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nubbin crux gist bowels sum brass tacks core essence drift guts gravamen heart heart and soul heartstring heartstrings inwardness kernel marrow meat moral of the story nitty-gritty nub nuts and bolts pith punctum saliens quintessence soul spirit stuff substance tenor

Derived words

nubber nubby nubcake nublike nublet
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