stubs

Noun

• a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
• a small piece
• a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
• the part of a check that is retained as a record
• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
• plural of stub

Verb

• pull up (weeds) by their roots
• extinguish by crushing
• clear of weeds by uprooting them
• strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
• third-person singular simple present indicative of stub

Synonyms

butt, check stub, counterfoil, nub, stub, ticket stub