亚洲网紅露点

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nub

or knub

[ nuhb ]

noun

  1. the point, gist, or heart of something.
  2. a knob or protuberance.
  3. a lump or small piece:

    a nub of coal; a nub of pencil.

  4. a small mass of fibers produced on a card, dyed brilliant colors, and introduced into yarn during the spinning process.


nub

/ 苍蕦产 /

noun

  1. a small lump or protuberance
  2. a small piece or chunk
  3. the point or gist

    the nub of a story

  4. a small fibrous knot in yarn
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞苍耻产产濒测, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nub1

1585鈥95; < Low German, Middle Low German knubbe; knob
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nub1

C16: variant of knub, from Middle Low German knubbe knob
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But civil discourse has been ground down to a useless nub at this point, and a presidential candidate can share crude jokes about his opponent with barely a blip in the news cycle.

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The nub of it is - the new UK government now knows it will be dealing with a new administration in Washington within six months, whatever happens.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 got the delicate bits that could be broken,鈥 she says as she rubs her fingers on one of the two narrow nubs framing the chair.

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The worn nubs of the first wharf can still be seen at times in low tide, and other parts of the structure have managed to survive the test of time.

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But the nub of the issue for him is 鈥渉ow鈥 they produce this art, the range of artists they鈥檙e inviting in, the openness to new forms and collaborative modalities.

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