stub vs piece

stub and piece both are nouns.

stub and piece both are verbs.

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

As nouns, piece is a hypernym of stub; that is, piece is a word with a broader meaning than stub:

stub: a small piece
piece: a portion of a natural object

Other hypernyms of stub include part.

stub (noun)	piece (noun)
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)	a separate part of a whole
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt	game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
the part of a check that is retained as a record	a portable gun
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost	a work of art of some artistic value
a small piece	an item that is an instance of some type
	a distance
	a musical work that has been created
	an artistic or literary composition
	an instance of some kind
	a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
	a portion of a natural object
	a share of something
	a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

stub (verb)	piece (verb)
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object	repair by adding pieces
clear of weeds by uprooting them	eat intermittently; take small bites of
extinguish by crushing	join during spinning
pull up (weeds) by their roots	to join or unite the pieces of
	create by putting components or members together

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