hub

hub is a 3-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
2. noun. The hilt of a weapon.
3. noun. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
4. noun. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
5. noun. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
6. noun. A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
7. noun. A block for scotching a wheel.
8. noun. the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
9. noun. 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"

Common word forms

hubs, hubbed, hubber, hubbing, hubless

Words from these letters

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