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Synonyms for stub

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stuhb
Phonetic Transcription : stÊŒb

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Définition of stub

Origin :
  • Old English stybb "stump of a tree," from Proto-Germanic *stubjaz (cf. Middle Dutch stubbe, Old Norse stubbr), from PIE root *(s)teu- (see steep (adj.)). Extended in Middle English to other short, thick things. The verb sense of "strike (one's toe) against" something is first recorded 1848. Meaning "to extinguish a cigarette" is from 1927. Related: Stubbed; stubbing.
  • noun stumpy end
Example sentences :
  • The ground is frozen hard; we stub our toes on the frozen ruts in the road.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • There was nothing left of the fingers but the stub of one, and the thumb!
  • Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
  • Clean the stub of the post thoroughly and also clean the inside of the post builder.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • He took the stub of a lead pencil from the pocket of his shirt.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • When you stub your toe while walking, you tend to fall forward.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • When you stub your toe, you have to run forward to keep from falling.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • His stub of a tail jerked spasmodically, in its struggle to wag.
  • Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Cheyenne pinched out the fire in his cigarette and flipped the stub away from him.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • The other boy lighted a fresh one from the stub of the last.
  • Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • We examine carefully to see that no stub of nail is left in.
  • Extract from : « Rational Horse-Shoeing » by John E. Russell

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