STUB as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the part of a check that is retained as a record
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a small piece
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a nub of coal
    • a stub of a pencil
    Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
    Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

STUB as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • strike against an object
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She stubbed her one’’s toe in the dark and now it’’s broken
    Hypernyms(s) stub is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower