nubs

Meaning of nubs

plural noun
  1. the crux or central point of a matter.
    the nub of the problem lies elsewhere
  2. a small lump or protuberance.
    he pressed down on the two nubs on top of the phone

late 17th century: apparently a variant of dialect knub ‘protuberance’, from Middle Low German knubbe, knobbe ‘knob’.

Information about nubs

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of nubs is: nub.
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Hyphenation of nubs

nubs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • nubs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

nubs synonyms

Meaning the decisive or most important point at issue:

crux

Meaning the part of something that is central to its existence or character:

core

Meaning the vital part or essence:

heart

Meaning the point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere:

centre

Meaning the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth:

nucleus

Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:

essence

Meaning the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character:

quintessence

Meaning the central or most important part of something:

kernel

Meaning the essential part of something:

marrow

Meaning the chief part of something:

meat

Meaning the essence of something:

pith

Meaning the substance or general meaning of a speech or text:

gist

Meaning a particular kind of matter with uniform properties:

substance

Anagrams of nubs

buns, snub

Words that rhyme with nubs

knubs, snubs

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