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1. stub

noun. ['ˈstʌb'] a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.

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Antonyms

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

Rhymes with Stub

  • strubbe
  • strub
  • scrub
  • snub
  • shrub
  • grubb
  • grub
  • drub
  • clubb
  • club
  • tubb
  • sub
  • rub
  • pub
  • nub
  • jubb
  • hub
  • dub
  • cub
  • chubb
  • bubb
  • bub

Sentences with stub


1. Noun, singular or mass
Make sure not to leave much of a stub.

2. stub

noun. ['ˈstʌb'] the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking).

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. stub

noun. ['ˈstʌb'] a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt.

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. stub

noun. ['ˈstʌb'] the part of a check that is retained as a record.

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Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. stub

verb. ['ˈstʌb'] pull up (weeds) by their roots.

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. stub

verb. ['ˈstʌb'] strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. stub

verb. ['ˈstʌb'] clear of weeds by uprooting them.

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Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. stub

verb. ['ˈstʌb'] extinguish by crushing.

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. stub

noun. ['ˈstʌb'] a small piece.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • stubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • stybb (Old English (ca. 450-1100))