nub
Speech parts
1. nub - Noun
2. nub - Verb
Meaning
To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
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I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist.
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
a nub of coal
a stub of a pencil