stubber

stub

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stuhb]
- /stʌb/
- /ˈstʌbə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stuhb]
- /stʌb/

Definitions of stubber word

noun stubber a short projecting part. 1
noun stubber a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar. 1
noun stubber (in a checkbook, receipt book, etc.) the inner end of each leaf, for keeping a record of the content of the part filled out and torn away. 1
noun stubber the returned portion of a ticket. 1
noun stubber the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump. 1
noun stubber something having a short, blunt shape, especially a short-pointed, blunt pen. 1

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Origin of stubber

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English stubb(e), Old English stubb tree stump; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stubbe, Old Norse stubbi; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump; (v.) late Middle English stubben to dig up by the roots, clear stumps from (land), derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Stubber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stubber

stubber popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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