Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nub | Yes | No | No | No |
stub | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nub (noun) | stub (noun) |
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) |
a small piece | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt |
a small lump or protuberance | the part of a check that is retained as a record |
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost | |
a small piece |
nub (verb) | stub (verb) |
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strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object | |
clear of weeds by uprooting them | |
extinguish by crushing | |
pull up (weeds) by their roots |