nub
A small knob or lumpA small knob or lump.
» The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.
Значення
значень: 7A small knob or lump.
Klümpchen, Stückchen, Noppe
a small lump or protuberance
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
What do you think is the nub of the problem?
Pointe, Kernpunkt, Kern
сутьsutʹ
(евфемізм, сленг, вульгарне)The clitoris.
(розмовне)A pointing stick.
A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
(розмовне)The genital tubercle.
nub theory
(застаріле)The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
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речень: 1The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.
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мов: 3За значеннями 1
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Походження
Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compaEither directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.
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