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