Engelsk navneord: nub | |||
1. | nub (om form) a small lump or protuberance | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | nubble | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
2. | nub (om ting) a small piece | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A nub of coal. A stub of a pencil. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stub | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | part, piece | ||
Mere specifikke termer | nubbin | ||
3. | nub (om erkendelse) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, sum | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||