Nub

Quick meaning: Nub is a noun meaning A small knob or lump.

Meaning

A small knob or lump.

More Meanings

1. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
2. (euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
3. (computing, colloquial) A pointing stick.
4. (theater) A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
5. (informal) The genital tubercle.
6. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
7. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.

Example Sentences

What do you think is the nub of the problem?

But surely the males are no problem? Aha...no we're approaching the nub.

He stroked her, using her movements to increase the pressure on her nub, catching her between his fingers.

“ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”

Word Forms

• nubs
• nubbing
• nubbed

Synonyms for nub

Depending on context, synonyms include nubbin, crux, gist, bowels, sum, core.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pith, marrow, heart, core, meat, stub.

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