Words Like NUB

We have put together a list of words that are similar to NUB.

32 Alternative Words Similar to nub

1 Nubble Noun      Synonym Words Like Nubble
2 Stub Noun      Synonym Words Like Stub
3 Kernel Noun      Synonym Words Like Kernel
4 Substance Noun      Synonym Words Like Substance
5 Core Noun      Synonym Words Like Core
6 Center Noun      Synonym Words Like Center
7 Essence Noun      Synonym Words Like Essence
8 Gist Noun      Synonym Words Like Gist
9 Heart Noun      Synonym Words Like Heart
10 Inwardness Noun      Synonym Words Like Inwardness
11 Marrow Noun      Synonym Words Like Marrow
12 Meat Noun      Synonym Words Like Meat
13 Pith Noun      Synonym Words Like Pith
14 Sum Noun      Synonym Words Like Sum
15 Bulge Noun      Synonym Words Like Bulge
16 Bump Noun      Synonym Words Like Bump
17 Content Noun      Synonym Words Like Content
18 Excrescence Noun      Synonym Words Like Excrescence
19 Extrusion Noun      Synonym Words Like Extrusion
20 Gibbosity Noun      Synonym Words Like Gibbosity
21 Gibbousness Noun      Synonym Words Like Gibbousness
22 Hump Noun      Synonym Words Like Hump
23 Jut Noun      Synonym Words Like Jut
24 Part Noun      Synonym Words Like Part
25 Piece Noun      Synonym Words Like Piece
26 Prominence Noun      Synonym Words Like Prominence
27 Protrusion Noun      Synonym Words Like Protrusion
28 Protuberance Noun      Synonym Words Like Protuberance
29 Push Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Push
30 Stuff Noun      Hyponym Words Like Stuff
31 Quintessence Noun      Hyponym Words Like Quintessence
32 Nubbin Noun      Hyponym Words Like Nubbin

3 examples of nub

1 the nub of the story
2 the heart and soul of the Republican Party
3 a stub of a pencil

10 definitions of nub

1 To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
2 A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
3 the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
4 a small lump or protuberance
5 a small piece
6 A protuberance or knob.
7 A small lump.
8 The essence; the core: the nub of a story.
9 A knob; a protuberance.
10 In cotton- and wool-carding, a snarl; an entanglement; a knot; a knub.
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