Stub (Noun)
Meaning 1
A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- A new sprout emerged from the stub where the dead branch was cut off last year.
- After pruning the tree, several stubs were left where the branches had been removed.
- She carefully avoided the sharp stub that remained after the limb broke off in the storm.
- The forester examined the stub to determine the cause of the branch's failure to grow.
- Gardeners are cautioned to make clean cuts just above a node to avoid leaving a stub.
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Meaning 2
The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 4
The part of a check that is retained as a record.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.