stub

Speech parts

1. stub - Noun

2. stub - Verb

Meaning

The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.

A log; a block; a blockhead.

The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.

A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.

A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.

To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

roach shard ort end base behind clear rudder rump nub chit tush ergot nubbin matcher
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Antonyms

beginning base basis whole middle core
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Hypernyms

record hit piece portion strike receipt

Hyponyms

roach nubbin rain check cigarette butt cigar butt

Phrases with the word

ticket stub stub toe on stub toe cigarette stub stub ticket

Derivatives

stubbed stubbing

Anagrams

bust TUBS

Examples

Holding a tear back makes them drain upward, higher and higher, until one day your head just explodes and you're left with a stub of a neck and nothing more. Alice Hoffman

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. Charles Kettering

I curse in everyday life, but usually when I stub my toe. The topics I'm discussing, it's not necessary to curse. I found [cursing] is a sign that a joke is not finished or well-written. Jim Gaffigan

Pain is knowledge rushing in to fill a gap. When you stub your toe on the foot of the bed, that was a gap in knowledge. And the pain is a lot of information really quick. That's what pain is. Jerry Seinfeld

I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I'm the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, so I'm not taking busy time away from people that I should be spending it with. So I'm just relaxing and enjoying it. Betty White

[H]umans hate to admit error even as they stand there, black and smoldering, with the stub of a cigarette in one hand, in the middle of a wide crater containing them and the remains of a sign that once read 'DANGER: VOLATILE EXPLOSIVES' James Nicoll

Close letter words and terms

Stuard Stuart stuart davis stub axle stub end stub iron