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What (who) is nub - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
NUb; NUB; Nub (disambiguation)
nub
¦ noun
1. (the nub) the crux or central point of a matter.
2. a small lump or protuberance.
a small chunk or nugget of metal or rock.
Origin
C17: appar. a var. of dialect knub 'protuberance'.
nub
The nub of a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it.
That, I think, is the nub of the problem...
Here we reach the nub of the argument.
= crux
N-SING: the N, usu N of n
Wikipedia
Nub
Nub or NUB may refer to:
- Nub, an analog controller on Pandora and PlayStation Portable
- ISO 639-2 code for the Nobiin language of Nubia
- Northern University, Bangladesh
- National University, Bangladesh
- NUb, brand of Oliva Cigar Co.
- National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades, former UK trades union
- Nub, colloquialism for pointing stick on a laptop
- Nahda University, Egypt
Examples of use of nub
1. "We say the nub is the Prince‘s status and conduct.
2. This may be the nub of the high–octane debate over pump prices.
3. No, let‘s be more precise: They have melted the Bush presidency down to a nub.
4. But this is the nub of the problem – vast swaths of Europe don‘t buy it.
5. I‘m worried about her health." And that is the nub of it.