Definition for Nub:

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

Synonyms for Nub:

• n.

  •
  • element,
  • staple,
  • basis,
  • feature,
  • key,
  • priority,
  • concern.
  •
  • convex,
  • knot.
  •
  • be,
  • soul.
  •bump, knot (noun)
  • node,
  • swelling.
  •core, gist (noun)
  • pith,
  • upshot,
  • short,
  • basic,
  • meat and potatoes.
  •meaning (noun)
  • significance.
  •middle (noun)
  • halfway point,
  • axis,
  • mean,
  • average,
  • bisection,
  • pivot,
  • medium,
  • center,
  • midpoint,
  • middle,
  • median,
  • epicenter,
  • mediocrity,
  • half,
  • midst,
  • marrow,
  • half-and-half.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • quintessence,
  • stuff.
  •Other relevant words:
  • clump,
  • impel,
  • sine qua non,
  • important,
  • Main Thing,
  • direction,
  • fragrance,
  • quid,
  • dead center,
  • critical,
  • haecceity,
  • flap,
  • nevus,
  • ring,
  • bow,
  • coalition,
  • vegetable marrow,
  • indentation,
  • tenderness,
  • excite,
  • lip,
  • mettle,
  • Nerve Centre,
  • pivotal,
  • effect,
  • sap,
  • burden,
  • keystone,
  • theme,
  • speed bump,
  • dig,
  • climax,
  • fabric,
  • chief thing,
  • sum and substance,
  • finish,
  • crisis,
  • gnarl,
  • ear,
  • fondness,
  • mole,
  • most important,
  • bunch,
  • bottom,
  • significant,
  • fundamental,
  • burl,
  • chine,
  • Philia,
  • clot,
  • elixir,
  • distillate,
  • incite,
  • displace,
  • blain,
  • details,
  • blister,
  • centroid,
  • chief,
  • tab,
  • constrain,
  • net,
  • mountain,
  • hypostasis,
  • high point,
  • inspire,
  • flange,
  • bosom,
  • abet,
  • peg,
  • spunk,
  • origin,
  • dollop,
  • primordial,
  • quicken,
  • rationality,
  • snapper,
  • critical point,
  • focus,
  • amount,
  • turning point,
  • bubble,
  • get,
  • inwardness,
  • centrum,
  • union,
  • papilloma,
  • counterfoil,
  • nave,
  • projection,
  • sense,
  • totality,
  • glob,
  • bleb,
  • indispensable,
  • scent,
  • primal,
  • issue,
  • bother,
  • material,
  • gist,
  • eye,
  • means,
  • verruca,
  • bench mark,
  • flower,
  • sum total,
  • style,
  • encourage,
  • bone marrow,
  • building block,
  • affectionateness,
  • ultimate,
  • mall,
  • button,
  • spine,
  • Nubble,
  • navel,
  • distillation,
  • wale,
  • necessary,
  • loop,
  • perfume,
  • pock,
  • omphalos,
  • cornerstone,
  • clod,
  • principle,
  • nugget,
  • hunk,
  • structure,
  • hurtle,
  • source,
  • supreme,
  • bull's eye,
  • handle,
  • nerve,
  • Internality,
  • centerfield,
  • condyle,
  • shopping center,
  • tubercule,
  • poke at,
  • sum of money,
  • amount of money,
  • nap,
  • paramount,
  • boss,
  • medulla,
  • promote,
  • prime,
  • Knur,
  • feel,
  • fundamentals,
  • storm center,
  • stud,
  • nudge,
  • morsel,
  • carry,
  • primary,
  • agitate,
  • summation,
  • principal,
  • hunch,
  • predominant,
  • milestone,
  • bear on,
  • woof,
  • serious,
  • provoke,
  • foremost,
  • stub,
  • chunk,
  • wart,
  • shag,
  • guts,
  • substantial,
  • gall,
  • plaza,
  • pit,
  • little bit,
  • core group,
  • axiom,
  • main point,
  • nerve center,
  • subject-matter,
  • bit,
  • warmheartedness,
  • vesicle,
  • overbearing,
  • chat,
  • organic,
  • capital,
  • bilge,
  • sum,
  • drift,
  • dislodge,
  • center of attention,
  • load,
  • cheer,
  • cardinal point,
  • basics,
  • arouse,
  • vital,
  • overriding,
  • marrow squash,
  • jet,
  • landmark,
  • grain,
  • surface texture,
  • join,
  • dowel,
  • arterial,
  • actuate,
  • gobbet,
  • cause,
  • shoulder,
  • message,
  • welt,
  • affection,
  • pump,
  • umbilicus,
  • coerce,
  • hill,
  • crucial,
  • joggle,
  • surface,
  • inflame,
  • texture,
  • blob,
  • wad,
  • tubercle,
  • Metacenter,
  • nature,
  • pile,
  • tumescence,
  • Knop,
  • weave,
  • ticker,
  • postulate,
  • centrists,
  • check stub,
  • egg on,
  • rib,
  • total,
  • central,
  • far end,
  • real issue,
  • delve,
  • bulla,
  • vex,
  • centerpiece,
  • spirit,
  • meaning,
  • warmness,
  • heart and soul,
  • butt,
  • shopping mall,
  • ridge,
  • ticket stub,
  • main,
  • idea,
  • gob,
  • centre,
  • annoy,
  • major,
  • center of gravity,
  • jog,
  • aggregate,
  • focal point.

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.