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nub

/nʌb/

Translations

nubnoun

nubs

/nʌb/

nœudAu sens figuré : point central ou essentiel d’une question.

The nub of the issue is whether the policy will benefit the community.

Le nœud du problème est de savoir si la politique profitera à la communauté.

noobArgot, surtout dans les jeux vidéo.

Stop camping, you nub, and learn the map.

Arrête de camper, espèce de noob, et apprends la carte.

moignonPartie courte et saillante restante après la coupe ou la perte de la partie principale.

After trimming the branch, only a small nub remained on the trunk.

Après avoir taillé la branche, il ne restait qu’un petit moignon sur le tronc.

bossePetit renflement ou petite protubérance.

She felt a nub on the surface of the fabric.

Elle a senti une bosse à la surface du tissu.

Synonyms

nubverb

nubbed

Past Simple

nubbed

Past Participle

nubbing

Gerund

/nʌb/

Additional translations

bourrelerSens rare, surtout en contexte textile : former de petites aspérités ou bosses.

Synonyms

boil down (to)

nubadjective

/nʌb/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate something small, stubby, or central.

trapuAttributif : petit, court et massif, ou réduit à son cœur.

He smoked a nub cigar while telling stories.

Il fumait un cigare trapu en racontant des histoires.

Definitions

nubnoun

The central or essential point of a matter.

The nub of the issue is whether the policy will benefit the community.

A small lump or protuberance.

She felt a nub on the surface of the fabric.

A short projecting stump or stub, such as the remainder of a limb or branch after the main part has been removed.

After trimming the branch, only a small nub remained on the trunk.

(slang, online gaming) A beginner or inexperienced person; a newbie.

Stop camping, you nub, and learn the map.

nubverb

To create small lumps (nubs) in yarn or fabric, especially during the spinning or weaving process to give it texture.

The weaver nubbed the yarn to give the fabric a textured feel.

nubadjective

Attributive. Describing something as small, stubby, or reduced to a core.

He smoked a nub cigar while telling stories.