Definition for Nub:

• nub, n. a knob, knot: point, gist.-- adjs. NUB'BLY, full of knots; NUB'BY, lumpy, dirty.

Synonyms for Nub:

• adj.

  •essential (adjective)
  • in-born,
  • in born,
  • more nitty-gritty,
  • deep seated,
  • more nittygritty,
  • nubbest,
  • name the game,
  • most ideal,
  • sub-stratal,
  • most substratal,
  • more substratal,
  • most nitty-gritty,
  • in bred,
  • most nittygritty,
  • more nitty gritty,
  • sub stratal,
  • most nitty gritty,
  • deepseated,
  • in-bred.
  •underlying (adjective)
  • more bottom line,
  • most bottom-line,
  • most bottom line,
  • under lying,
  • in-dispensable,
  • more bottom-line,
  • rootest,
  • under-lying,
  • most bottomline,
  • in dispensable,
  • more bottomline,
  • bottomline.

• n.

  •
  • element,
  • key,
  • priority,
  • basis,
  • burning issue/question,
  • feature,
  • staple,
  • concern.
  •
  • convex,
  • knot.
  •
  • be,
  • soul.
  •bulb (noun)
  • globe,
  • nodules,
  • corm,
  • nodule,
  • Corns,
  • CORMS,
  • corn.
  •bump, knot (noun)
  • node,
  • swelling.
  •contents (noun)
  • filling.
  •core (noun)
  • mid point,
  • up shot,
  • up shots,
  • main ideas,
  • up-shots,
  • mid points,
  • up-shot,
  • meat potatoes.
  •core, gist (noun)
  • bottom line,
  • meat and potatoes,
  • upshot,
  • pith,
  • basic,
  • short.
  •crux (noun)
  • decisive points,
  • nittygritty.
  •foundation (noun)
  • sub structure,
  • infra structure,
  • sub-stratums,
  • sub-strata,
  • sub structures,
  • under structures,
  • under-structure,
  • infra structures,
  • sub stratum,
  • under-structures,
  • sub-structure,
  • infra-structures,
  • under structure,
  • nuts bolts,
  • under-pinning,
  • sub-stratum,
  • sub stratums,
  • under pinning,
  • understructures,
  • sub strata,
  • sub-structures.
  •gist (noun)
  • gist.
  •heart (noun)
  • coal and ice,
  • coal and ices,
  • coal ices,
  • coal ice.
  •heart and soul (noun)
  • heart and soul.
  •point (noun)
  • pro position,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro positions,
  • in tent,
  • validnesses.
  •rationality (noun)
  • rhyme reason.
  •root (noun)
  • be ginning,
  • be-ginning,
  • starting points,
  • radicles.
  •sense (noun)
  • rationalness,
  • nature of the beast,
  • nature of beast,
  • sense,
  • rationality,
  • denotatiton.
  •shape (noun)
  • nub,
  • Nubble.
  •stub (noun)
  • stub.
  •substance (noun)
  • general meaning,
  • way of it.
  •sum (noun)
  • sum.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • quintessence,
  • stuff.

Paraphrases for Nub:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    crux, essence, heart, core.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    nucleus, Nuclei, substance, quid, node.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    knot, centrepiece, noose.

Antonyms for Nub:

• n.

  • bump, knot
    depression.
  • core, gist
    Exteriority, exterior, outside.

Homophones for Nub:

• nampa, nypa, nbe, nabob, napa, nubby, namibia, nymph, navy, neap, napu, nave, naive, naif, nipa, nob, navaho, napaea, nape, NIMBY, nubia, nebe, nepa, nephew, napea, nebo, neva, nympho, nb, Nawab, Neve, NPA, nap, nab, nv, nov, niff, nip off, ninib, newbie, neb, neophobia, np, numb, new wave, nova, nun buoy, nbw, navvy, Niobe, niffy, nwbw, nippy, nib, nabu, N.B., nip, nymphaea, nappy, nineveh.

Hypernym for Nub:

• n.

  • object
    nubbin.

Hyponym for Nub:

• n.

  • object
    part, piece.
  • shape
    extrusion, jut, hump, protuberance, excrescence, gibbosity, protrusion, swelling, prominence, bump, gibbousness, bulge.