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stub

stub
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stuhb]
    • /stʌb/
    • /stʌb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuhb]
    • /stʌb/

Definitions of stub word

  • noun stub a short projecting part. 1
  • noun stub a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar. 1
  • noun stub (in a checkbook, receipt book, etc.) the inner end of each leaf, for keeping a record of the content of the part filled out and torn away. 1
  • noun stub the returned portion of a ticket. 1
  • noun stub the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump. 1
  • noun stub something having a short, blunt shape, especially a short-pointed, blunt pen. 1

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Origin of stub

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English stubb(e), Old English stubb tree stump; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stubbe, Old Norse stubbi; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump; (v.) late Middle English stubben to dig up by the roots, clear stumps from (land), derivative of the noun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stub

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stub popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stub usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stub

noun stub

  • bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
  • bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
  • butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).
  • counterfoil — A counterfoil is the part of a cheque, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.
  • denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks

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