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nub

/nʌb/

Traductions

nubnoun

nubs

/nʌb/

суть

The nub of the argument is whether the policy will be effective.

Суть аргумента заключается в том, будет ли политика эффективной.

выпуклость

The nub on the surface of the table was barely noticeable.

Выпуклость на поверхности стола была едва заметна.

Traductions supplémentaires

Synonymes

nubverb

nubbed

Past Simple

nubbed

Past Participle

nubbing

Gerund

/nʌb/

сводить к сути

The professor tried to nub the complex theory into a simple explanation.

Профессор попытался свести к сути сложную теорию в простое объяснение.

Synonymes

boil down (to)

nubadjective

/nʌb/

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

Définitions

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.