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English noun: nub | |||
| 1. | nub (shape) a small lump or protuberance | ||
| Synonyms | nubble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
| 2. | nub (object) a small piece | ||
| Samples | A nub of coal. A stub of a pencil. | ||
| Synonyms | stub | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nubbin | ||
| 3. | nub (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
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