hub

hub has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• n.. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
• n.. The hilt of a weapon.
• n.. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
• n.. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
• n.. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
• n.. A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
• n.. A block for scotching a wheel.
• n.. the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
• n.. a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"