quench vs stub

quench is not a noun while stub is a noun.

quench and stub both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quench	No	No	Yes	No
stub	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stub is a hyponym of quench; that is, stub is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quench:

quench: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
stub: extinguish by crushing

Other hyponyms of quench include crush out, extinguish, press out, stub out, douse, put out.

quench (noun)	stub (noun)
	the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
	a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
	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

quench (verb)	stub (verb)
suppress or crush completely	strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid	clear of weeds by uprooting them
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance	extinguish by crushing
satisfy (thirst)	pull up (weeds) by their roots
suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Difference between quench and stub

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