Associations to the word «Nub»
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Wiktionary
NUB, noun. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
NUB, noun. A small lump or knob.
NUB, noun. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
NUB, noun. (slang) The clitoris.
NUB, verb. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
NUB, verb. To push; to nudge.
NUB, verb. To beckon.
NUB, noun. (Internet) (slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.
Dictionary definition
NUB, noun. A small lump or protuberance.
NUB, noun. A small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil".
NUB, noun. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.