NUB - 10 definitions found
nub n 1: a small lump or protuberance [syn: nub, nubble] 2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: nub, stub] 3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty}] nub 1594, variant of dialectal knub, probably a variant of knob. Figurative meaning "point, gist" first recorded 1834. Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary nub The nub of a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it. That, I think, is the nub of the problem... Here we reach the nub of the argument. = crux N-SING: the N, usu N of n English Explanatory Dictionary nub nʌb n. 1 the point or gist (of a matter or story). 2 a small lump, esp. of coal. 3 a stub; a small residue. øønubby adj. [app. var. of knub, f. MLG knubbe, knobbe KNOB] 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue NUB The neck; also coition. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. Knob.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Nub \Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.] English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) nub nʌb n. 1 projection, protuberance, knob, boss, lump, bump, knop, protrusion, bulge, node, knot; excrescence, swelling, tumescence: Press the small nub on the side to open the door. 2 essence, core, heart, nucleus, crux, point, gist, pith, kernel, nucleus, meat, (sum and) substance, main issue, gravamen: Let's get to the nub of the argument. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 162 Moby Thesaurus words for "nub": axiom, axis, bench mark, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, cardinal point, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chief thing, chine, climax, clump, condyle, convex, core, cornerstone, crisis, critical point, crux, dead center, distillate, distillation, dowel, ear, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential, essential matter, fabric, feel, finish, flange, flap, flower, focus, fundamental, gall, gist, gnarl, grain, granular texture, gravamen, great point, handle, heart, high point, hill, hub, hump, hunch, hypostasis, important thing, indentation, inner essence, issue, jog, joggle, kernel, keystone, knob, knot, knub, knur, knurl, landmark, lip, loop, lump, main point, main thing, marrow, material, material point, matter, meat, medium, medulla, metacenter, middle, milestone, mole, mountain, nap, nave, navel, nevus, nubbin, nubble, nucleus, nuts and bolts, omphalos, papilloma, peg, pile, pit, pith, pivot, pock, postulate, principle, protuberance, quid, quiddity, quintessence, real issue, rib, ridge, ring, salient point, sap, shag, short, shoulder, sine qua non, soul, spine, spirit, storm center, structure, stud, stuff, style, substance, substantive point, sum and substance, surface, surface texture, tab, texture, the bottom line, the nitty-gritty, the point, tubercle, tubercule, turning point, umbilicus, upshot, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, weave, welt, woof |
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