nub
1. a small lump or protuberance
• Syn:
nubble
• Derivationally related forms:
nubbly (for: nubble), nubby
• Hypernyms:
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity,
gibbosity, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion,
extrusion, excrescence
2. a small piece
- a nub of coal
- a stub of a pencil
• Syn:
stub
• Hypernyms:
part, piece
• Hyponyms:
nubbin
3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
• Syn:
kernel, substance, core, center, centre,
essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow,
meat, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
• Derivationally related forms:
summate (for: sum), pithy (for: pith), meaty (for: meat), essential (for: essence), central (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, haecceity, quintessence, stuff
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