n. The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
n. A small lump or knob.
n. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
n. The clitoris.
v. To hit the ball weakly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A knob; a protuberance.
n. In cotton- and wool-carding, a snarl; an entanglement; a knot; a knub.
n. Point; pith; gist.
To push.
To beckon.
To hang (Davies); nab.
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n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
n. a small lump or protuberance
n. a small piece
Word Usage
"The diagram also shows that a rod should be pushed ideally 1. 25W, although because each nub is of length W, the push amount could theoretically range from fractionally more than 0. 25W to fractionally less than 2. 25W."