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   stub

   /stʌb/

   noun

   • 1. the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use: "the ashtray was full of stubs" Similar buttendtail endremnantinformal:dog-endfag endstumpremnantendtail endremains
   • ▪ a truncated or unusually short thing: "he wagged his little stub of tail"
   • ▪ denoting a projection or hole that goes only part of the way through a surface: "a stub tenon"
   • 2. the counterfoil of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document: "retain your ticket stubs" Similar counterfoilticket slipdetachable portioncoupontabreceipt

   verb

   • 1. accidentally strike (one's toe) against something: "I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped"
   • 2. extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something: "she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray"
   • 3. grub up (a plant) by the roots: "he was found to have stubbed up a hedge"

   Word Origin Old Englishstub(b) ‘stump of a tree’, of Germanic origin. The verb is first recorded (late Middle English) in sense 3; stub (sense 1 of the verb) (mid 19th century) was originally a US usage.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTUB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   1. a. : stump sense 2. b. : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost. 2. : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape. especially : a pen with a short blunt nib. 3. : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up. a pencil stub. 4. : something cut short or stunted. 5. a.

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   1. a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc: a cigar stub. 2. the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc. 3. (Banking & Finance) US and Canadian the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTUB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   stub. noun [ C ] us / stʌb / uk / stʌb / Add to word list. the short part of something that is left after the main part has been used, especially a cigarette after it has been smoked or one of the small pieces of paper left in a book from which checks or tickets have been torn. Synonym. counterfoil UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTUB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the short piece which remains when the rest has been used.

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   noun. a short projecting part. a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar. (in a checkbook, receipt book, etc.) the inner end of each leaf, for keeping a record of the content of the part filled out and torn away. the returned portion of a ticket. the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump.

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   Definitions of stub. noun. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) synonyms: butt. see more. noun. a small piece. “a stub of a pencil” synonyms: nub. see more. noun. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost. see more. noun.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstub noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of stub noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › stub_nstub, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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    stub noun. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. A stump of a tree or, more rarely, of a shrub or smaller plant; the portion left fixed in the ground when a tree has been felled; also, †a trunk deprived of branches. OE. Andlang dices on ðone stubb. Charter of Eadgar in Kemble, Codex Diplomaticus No. 813. vol. III. 10. OE.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTUB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    STUB definition: 1. the short end piece of something such as a cigarette or pencil that is left after it has been…. Learn more.