noun · rare

nub

nub · nubs

суть

Klümpchen, Stückchen, Noppe, Pointe

A small knob or lumpA small knob or lump.

/nʌb/

» The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.

Meaning

7 senses

A 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
(euphemistic, slang, vulgar)The clitoris.
(colloquial)A pointing stick.
A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
(informal)The genital tubercle.
nub theory
(obsolete)The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.

Examples

1 sentences

The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

essence or core of an issue, argument etc.:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

small knob or lump:

essence or core of an issue, argument etc.:

Origin

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compa

Either 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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Forms

plural: nubs

Singular	nub
Plural	nubs

regular

Synonyms

35 synonyms

sumA1 coreB2 essenceB1 gutsB2 heartA1 meatA1 soulB1 spiritB1 stuffA2 substanceB2 nubbin crux gist bowels

Close in meaning

a small piece:stub
a small lump or protuberance:nubble
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience:kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart

Word family

5 related words

Relatednubby

Derivednubber nubcake nublike nublet