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nub
noun
(nub)
a small lump or protuberance
Synonyms:
nubble
,
nub
noun
(nub)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms:
center
,
centre
,
core
,
essence
,
gist
,
heart
, heart and soul,
inwardness
,
kernel
,
marrow
,
meat
, nitty-gritty,
pith
,
substance
,
sum
,
Examples:
The nub of the story.
nub
noun
(nub)
a small piece
Synonyms:
stub
,
Examples:
A nub of coal.
Words Related to
nub
!
gist
,
essence
,
pith
,
substance
,
core
,
inwardness
,
stub
,
kernel
,
sum
,
meat
,
heart
,
center
,
marrow
,
nitty-gritty
,
crux
,
root
,
quid
,
hat
,
thrust
,
fact
,
bow
,
bottom
,
node
,
essential
,
coeur
,
noose
,
nucleus
,
centrepiece
,
knot
,
fund
,
nubbin
,
ear lobe
,
rubbery
,
glans
,
forefinger
,
upshot
,
brass tacks
,
prongs
,
illogicality
,
mousepad
,
spacebar
,
red herring
,
unkindest
,
biro
,
crinkle
,
integument
,
bobby pin
,
holey
,
craw
,
backspace key
,
fig leaf
,
prickles
,
accusative
,
wasp waist
,
button
,
indeterminacy
,
bugbear
,
galls
,
rub
,
sort
,
pussyfoot
,
thumbwheel
,
corollary
,
reductio ad absurdum
,
bollix
,
rump
,
merkin
,
pragmatics
,
convolute
,
metonymy
,
pithiness
,
stems
,
tounge
,
sponginess
,
blancmange
,
gubbins
,
springiness
,
bandaid
,
vacuousness
,
endplate
,
floury
,
trackpad
,
uvula
,
fuddle
,
handbrake
,
toryism
,
nettle
,
fingers
,
duffel coat
,
philosophical
,
lateral epicondyle
,
bollock
,
answer
,
occipital bone
,
typer
,
tongue
,
wonky
,
issue
,
trackball
,
scalpel
,
nub
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