stub vs roach

stub and roach both are nouns.

stub and roach both are verbs.

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

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

stub: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
roach: the butt of a marijuana cigarette

Other hyponyms of stub include cigar butt, cigarette butt.

stub (noun)	roach (noun)
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)	any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt	European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
the part of a check that is retained as a record	the butt of a marijuana cigarette
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost	street names for flunitrazepam
a small piece	a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

stub (verb)	roach (verb)
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object	cut the mane off (a horse)
clear of weeds by uprooting them	comb (hair) into a roach
extinguish by crushing
pull up (weeds) by their roots

Difference between stub and roach

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