nub

Pronunciation: /nʌb/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small lump or protuberance
  2. noun a small piece
  3. noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Etymology

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.

In classic literature

Synonyms

nubble

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
bulge

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