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I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist.
Anish Kapoor

Meaning of "nub" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUB

Variant of knub, from Middle Low German knubbeknob.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NUB

nub  [nʌb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nub is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nub

Nub or NUB may refer to: ▪ Nub, a variation of newbie ▪ Nub, a person who is very short ▪ Nub, a player in online gaming whose avatar is still forming ▪ Nub, a slider based analog controller on Pandora and PlayStation Portable ▪ ISO 639-2 code for the Nobiin language of Nubia ▪ Northern University, Bangladesh, a private university in the Bangladesh ▪ NUb, a cigar brand manufactured by Oliva Cigar Co. ▪ National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades, a defunct trade union in the United Kingdom ▪ Nub, colloquialism for pointing stick on a laptop ▪ NUB refers to Nahda University, Egypt...

Definition of nub in the English dictionary

The first definition of nub in the dictionary is a small lump or protuberance. Other definition of nub is a small piece or chunk. Nub is also the point or gist.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUB

nuance
Nuba
Nubain
nubbed
nubbin
nubbing
nubble
nubbly
nubby
nubecula
nubeculae
Nubia
Nubian
Nubian Desert
nubiferous
nubiform
nubigenous
nubile
nubility
nubilous

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUB

bathtub
book club
club
country club
cub
dub
fan club
golf club
grub
hot tub
hub
nightclub
on the club
pub
rub
scrub
stub
sub
tub
yacht club

Synonyms and antonyms of nub in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NUB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nub» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nub
bulge · bump · core · crux · essence · gist · heart · kernel · knob · knot · lump · node · nucleus · pith · point · protuberance · swelling

Translation of «nub» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUB

Find out the translation of nub to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nub from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nub» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nub
570 millions of speakers

English

nub
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थक्का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шишка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nub
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামান্য পার্থক্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

essentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nuansa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

要点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

덩어리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuansa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chô nhô lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுட்பத்தையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूक्ष्म अंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nüans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nub
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgrubienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шишка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nub
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nub
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kern
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nub
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nub
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nub

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUB»

The term «nub» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.056 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nub» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nub» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nub

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2 QUOTES WITH «NUB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nub.
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Heather Brooke
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.
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Anish Kapoor
I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUB»

Discover the use of nub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nub and Bow in History
His name was Lawrence. He is on the right. His brother Theodore is on the left. This picture was taken about 1948. Most of this book was put together to make fiction. This book is about two boys that were brothers growing up about 1910.
Michael Blair, 2010
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Nub: Story of an Ex-Cripple
Barrios, a former producer at CNN, spent years running away from what he saw as the central truth of his life: that he was a second-class human, punished by God at birth with a missing hand and foot.
Emile Barrios, 2007
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University of Michigan Official Publication
1 I 100 Intensive Course In English for IA MTuWThF 8 3001 NUB Uito, art Foreign Students. June 17-Aug.ll MTuWThF 9 3001 NUB MTuWThF 1 3001 NUB MTuWThF 2 3001 NUB IB MTuWThF 10 3001 NUB MTuWThF 11 3001 NUB MTuWThF ...
‎1959
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Ephemerides Astronomicae ... Ad meridianum Medioalanensum
:__ Идя; Ò' Дли: Coch' . 177l '772 I ¡773 1774 S.E--E, nub. N.E--S.E.nuh, l. N E-S. 0,nub,fcr. S.F,--S.0, nub. S O-N 0,nub,f~n- S_.E-S.0`pl..ıı- er'N.E.fer ,fer-nub О. fer. _ N~N.E, '2 mlb» N E~S E.n-fer.,f. E, nub. E-N.E, fer,fer-n. N--N-E.fer.,nub- N ...
‎1778
5
Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design
It is not too difficult to calculate the following recursive definition of nub from the specification: nub [ ] = [ ] nub (x : xs) = if x /∈ xs then x : nub xs else (x : nub (xs \\ [ x])) min (nub xs) We omit the details, leaving them as an exercise for the ...
Richard Bird, 2010
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Unreal Development Kit Game Design Cookbook
Send a wire from the Open nub to the Damaged output nub of the Sub-sequence DamageValue. Extend the Out nub of Gate1 to the In nub of the Sub-sequence ModifyHealth. Drag the Sub-Sequence Modify Health to the right of Gate1, so it ...
Thomas Mooney, 2012
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Donny_s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, ...
The 4-speed 32-nub and aftermarket 33-nub, 31-nub, 30-nub, 29-nub-tooth transmission pulleys to modify gear ratios. Ifmaking a change of 1-nub up-or- down in size, it will not be necessary to change the rear belt sizing. Sometimes one might ...
Donny Petersen, 2013
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The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review
Locker, nub. Iulfldlr. umoire, boulln, m. Locket, sub. lo!/A-ll. 1-mulvl, juylu, m. Locknm, ml». laL"kV'D!IL mule groulerv, r. ; (fur hone: hp) enznveu, f. pl. Locou- loxlon, nub. Ia»kJ-mhhnn. locomofion, f. I4x:nmuI-ne, udj. !B»kfl-mfl'flu- mohlle. Locnsl ...
‎1847
9
The Treasury of Good Sayings: A Tibetan History of Bon
... stong rgyung mthu chen / des se lde me gsum la brgyud de mkhas pa mi bzhi zhes zer vol gsum pa tha mar nub tshul la bzhi / yul gang du nub pa / 15 bon gang zhig nub pa / rgyal gshen gang gi ring la nub pa / tshul ji ltar nub pa'o / dang po ...
Samten G. Karmey, 1972
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The Principles of Knitting
With any of these variations, work the stitches firmly to make the nub neat and prevent gaps forming between it and the stitches on either side. Peppercorn Stitch. A Chain Nub pattern. Chain Nub This is tiny, even by Nub standards, but has the ...
June Hiatt, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nub is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Corbyn tribe cares about identity, not power
I suspect that gets to the nub of it. For a lot of those taking part, choosing a party leader is not about assembling a governing majority, winning ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Windows 10, Day One
And yes, that multitouch trackpad, Thinkpad nub, and all five buttons worked as expected. They felt just the same. So many things felt so familiar ... «Gizmodo UK, Jul 15»
3
URPOWER is a mini LED speedlite for spectacular selfies
There is, of course, a free app you can download, though it's not necessary. While it is very compact, the nub does not fold into the body, so do ... «Coolest Gadgets, Jul 15»
4
To fly, to fall, to fly again
It is the sort of exaggeration with a nub of truth that makes the show as popular among San Francisco techies as “Sex and the City” was among ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
5
Why I can't call myself a feminist
And therein lies the nub of the issue. As I clumsily tried to explain to my book group, I didn't feel the label of feminism was something I could ally ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
'Trying a child as an adult won't reform the offender'
These assertions constitute the nub of the opposition's contestation. Asecondary line of argument points at provisions of the bill that deal in ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
7
Pulling wool over the eyes, Nkandla style
But herein lies the nub: the difference between the two sets of numbers is not merely academic. The result of Nhleko's figures is to cut in half the ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
8
ZANN'S PLACE: The vote is in and purple wins by a landslide
If it gets obnoxious, then cut it down to a nub and enjoy its growth cycle yet again. However, whatever you do, let it bloom first! Indulge me for a ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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MR. and MRS. NORBERT (NUB) SCHNIPKE
OTTOVILLE – Mr. and Mrs. Norbert (Nub) Schnipke of rural Ft. Jennings will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on July 24. «The Paulding County Progress, Jul 15»
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Forget Jeremy Corbyn – Labour should be seizing the chance to …
Tony Blair, the only man alive to have won an election or three for Labour, got to the nub of the issue in a speech yesterday. The public want a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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