Word Meaning

stub definition and meaning

n. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
n. A log; a block; a blockhead.
n. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
n. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
n. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
n. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
v. t. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.
v. t. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
v. t. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.

Crossword clues for stub

- Bang (toe)
- Bust out of counterfoil
- Butt
- Butt found in last U-boat
- Cheque butt
- Counterfoil
- Extinguish (cigarette), ... out
- Leftover end of a pencil
- Pencil end
- Pencil end hurt toe
- Piece left
- Remaining bit
- Small piece left
- Strike (toe)
- Strike toe – use bandage to start with
- Use some brass tuba and that’s the end of the pencil!