NUBBING

Verb

nubbing

present participle of nub

Source: Wiktionary


NUB

Nub, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Knob.]

Definition: To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]

Nub, n.

Definition: A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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