STUB
Scrabble letter values: S1T1U1B3 = 6
Definition
- verb pull up (weeds) by their roots.
- verb extinguish by crushing.
- verb clear of weeds by uprooting them.
- verb strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.
- noun a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.
- noun a small piece. — synonyms: nub
- noun a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt. — synonyms: ticket_stub
- noun the part of a check that is retained as a record. — synonyms: check_stub, counterfoil
- noun the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking). — synonyms: butt
Examples
- “stub out your cigarette now”
- “stub a field”
- “She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”