'Nub' definitions:
Definition of 'nub'
From: WordNet
noun
A small lump or protuberance [syn: nub, nubble]
noun
A small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: nub, stub]
noun
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"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty]
Definition of 'Nub'
From: GCIDE
- Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. Knob.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nub'
From: GCIDE
- Nub \Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nub'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- axiom,
- axis,
- bench mark,
- bilge,
- blain,
- bleb,
- blister,
- blob,
- boss,
- bow,
- bubble,
- bulb,
- bulge,
- bulla,
- bump,
- bunch,
- burl,
- button,
- cahot,
- cardinal point,
- center,
- center of action,
- center of gravity,
- centroid,
- centrum,
- chief thing,
- chine,
- climax,
- clump,
- condyle,
- convex,
- core,
- cornerstone,
- crisis,
- critical point,
- crux,
- dead center,
- distillate,
- distillation,
- dowel,
- ear,
- elixir,
- epicenter,
- essence,
- essential,
- essential matter,
- fabric,
- feel,
- finish,
- flange,
- flap,
- flower,
- focus,
- fundamental,
- gall,
- gist,
- gnarl,
- grain,
- granular texture,
- gravamen,
- great point,
- handle,
- heart,
- high point,
- hill,
- hub,
- hump,
- hunch,
- hypostasis,
- important thing,
- indentation,
- inner essence,
- issue,
- jog,
- joggle,
- kernel,
- keystone,
- knob,
- knot,
- knub,
- knur,
- knurl,
- landmark,
- lip,
- loop,
- lump,
- main point,
- main thing,
- marrow,
- material,
- material point,
- matter,
- meat,
- medium,
- medulla,
- metacenter,
- middle,
- milestone,
- mole,
- mountain,
- nap,
- nave,
- navel,
- nevus,
- nubbin,
- nubble,
- nucleus,
- nuts and bolts,
- omphalos,
- papilloma,
- peg,
- pile,
- pit,
- pith,
- pivot,
- pock,
- postulate,
- principle,
- protuberance,
- quid,
- quiddity,
- quintessence,
- real issue,
- rib,
- ridge,
- ring,
- salient point,
- sap,
- shag,
- short,
- shoulder,
- sine qua non,
- soul,
- spine,
- spirit,
- storm center,
- structure,
- stud,
- stuff,
- style,
- substance,
- substantive point,
- sum and substance,
- surface,
- surface texture,
- tab,
- texture,
- the bottom line,
- the nitty-gritty,
- the point,
- tubercle,
- tubercule,
- turning point,
- umbilicus,
- upshot,
- verruca,
- vesicle,
- wale,
- wart,
- weave,
- welt,
- woof