nub

Meaning

Verb

1. To hit the ball weakly.
2. To push; to nudge.
3. To beckon.
4. To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse

Noun

1. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
2. A small knob or lump.
3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
4. (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) The clitoris.
5. (colloquial) A pointing stick.
6. A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.

Noun

Alternative spelling of noob.

Synonyms

essence

core

kernel

heart

❤️

gist

center

pith

knot

🪢

stub

substance

marrow

crux

knob

node

lump

meat

🥩

nucleus

inwardness

gobbet

knurl

sum

heart and soul

centre

nubble

nitty-gritty

pit

pithiness

quiddity

quintessence

root

savor

savour

snag

stone

🪨

stump

tumor

tumour

volume

frison

knub

knuckle

bend

body

bowline

bulk

bunch

burl

butt

button

clump

Translations

noyau

🪨

Knopf

kern

εξόγκωμα

nœud

🪢

piccolo pezzo

Kernpunkt

Pointe

centre

ουσία

essència

προεξοχή

nucli

κομματάκι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nʌb/

Etymology

Cognate with Low German: Knubbel

In summary

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.