Dictionary Entry
nub
nub is a 3-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 8 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 5 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
- 2noun
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
- 3noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
- 4noun
a small piece
"a nub of coal"
"a stub of a pencil"
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- 5noun
a small lump or protuberance
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