Usually means: Small projection or lump; stub.
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General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. nub: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nub, the nub: Merriam-Webster
  3. nub, the nub: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nub: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. nub: Collins English Dictionary
  6. nub: Vocabulary.com
  7. Nub, nub: Wordnik
  8. nub: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. nub: Wiktionary
  10. nub: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. nub: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. nub: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Nub, nub: Dictionary.com
  14. nub: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Nub: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Nub: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. nub: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. nub: Rhymezone
  19. Nub: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. nub: FreeDictionary.org
  21. nub: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. nub: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nub-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. NUB: Netlingo
  2. nub: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. NUB: Acronym Finder
  2. NUB: Three Letter Words with definitions
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. nub, nub, nub: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. nub, nub, nub(s), the nub: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
noun:  A small knob or knob.
noun:  The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
noun:  (slang) The clitoris.
noun:  (computing, colloquial) A pointing stick.
noun:  (theater) A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
verb:  (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
verb:  To push; to nudge.
verb:  To beckon.
verb:  To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse
noun:  (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of noob. [(Internet slang, chiefly derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.]

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