nub

Meanings

Plural: nubs

Noun

• a small lump or protuberance
• a small piece
  • "a nub of coal"
• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • "the nub of the story"
• The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
• A small knob or knob.
• The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
• The clitoris.
• A pointing stick.
• A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
• Alternative spelling of noob.

Verb

• To hit the ball weakly.
• To push; to nudge.
• To beckon.
• To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse

Synonyms

bowels, brass tacks, center, centre, core, crux, deets, details, drift, essence, gist, gravamen, guts, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nubbin, nubble, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stub, stuff, substance, sum, tenor