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NUBBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nubble mean?
• NUBBLE (noun)
The noun NUBBLE has 1 sense:
1. a small lump or protuberance
Familiarity information: NUBBLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small lump or protuberance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
nub; nubble
Hypernyms ("nubble" is a kind of...):
bulge; bump; excrescence; extrusion; gibbosity; gibbousness; hump; jut; prominence; protrusion; protuberance; swelling (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings)
Derivation:
nubbly (of textiles; having a rough surface)
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