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In some senses, nub is marked as obsolete, slang, vulgar, euphemistic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
nub
/nʌb/
noun 6verb 4
Collocations
3VERB + NUB
approaching, finishes, having, think
NUB + NOUN
problem, quarto, snapper, version
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
2
A small knob or lump.
3
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
What do you think is the nub of the problem?
Very often, of course, the rambling and disjointed humorous story finishes with a nub, point, snapper, or whatever you like to call it.
4
The clitoris.
“ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”
When he used his fingers to rub her nub, he didn't have to wait anymore. She exploded for the second time that morning,...
5
A pointing stick.
verb
1
To hit the ball weakly.
2
To push; to nudge.
3
To beckon.
4
To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse
In Shall we Shog?, Globe artistic director Mark Rylance hilariously found himself having to nub the Quarto version of Hamlet's speech to the players.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of noob.
He can’t even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub.
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What do you think is the nub of the problem?
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Very often, of course, the rambling and disjointed humorous story finishes with a nub, point, snapper, or whatever you like to call it.
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But surely the males are no problem? Aha...no we're approaching the nub.
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In Shall we Shog?, Globe artistic director Mark Rylance hilariously found himself having to nub the Quarto version of Hamlet's speech to the players.
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He can’t even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub.
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The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.
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