nub : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nub	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for nub
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nub n a small lump or protuberance Synonym(s): nub, nubble a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" Synonym(s): nub, stub 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" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. {Knob}.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nub \Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]