Synonyms for nub

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nuhb

Phonetic Transcription : nʌb

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Définition of nub

Origin : "knob, lump, bump," 1590s, variant of dialectal knub, probably a variant of knob. Figurative meaning "point, gist" first recorded 1834.

noun core, gist
noun bump, knot

Example sentences :

In vain the mate and Nub looked around on every side in the hope of seeing it.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

“Ay, Massa Shobbrok, you can never pray for too much,” said Nub.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

Nub gazed at the creature, but his courage did not fail him.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

“I no tink we lose our dinner, though,” said Nub, as he got to the bottom.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

“We go to get fresh water, and be back soon wid it,” said Nub as they passed.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

Nub was now near the hole where the female hornbill had been seen.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

Nub, however, was more sanguine than the state of the case warranted.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

Nub and Tidy, with three or four of the other men, did the same.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

The noise increased—there was more firing—then Nub rushed into the cabin.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

A common suffering united him and Nub, and when they could they helped each other.
Extract from : « The South Sea Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

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