nub

A noun referring to a small lump or protuberance, a small piece, or the central and most essential part of an idea or experience.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее небольшой выступ или бугорок, маленький кусочек, а также центральную и наиболее важную часть идеи или опыта.esSustantivo que designa una pequeña protuberancia o bulto, un pedazo pequeño, y también el punto central y más importante de una idea o experiencia.frPetite saillie ou petite bosse, petit morceau; aussi le point central et le plus important d'une idée ou d'une expérience.deEin kleiner Vorsprung oder eine kleine Beule; ein kleines Stück; auch der Kern oder die wichtigste Sache einer Idee oder Erfahrung.ptSubstantivo que designa uma pequena protuberância ou saliência, um pedacinho ou fragmento, e também o ponto central e mais importante de uma ideia ou experiência.zh名词，指小凸起或小块，也指事物的核心或要点。arاسم يدل على نتوء صغير أو بروز أو حبة بارزة، وعلى قطعة صغيرة من شيء ما، كما يدل على الجوهر أو الجزء المركزي الأهم من فكرة أو تجربة.

1. Small lump or protuberance B2 formal

   A small, rounded projection or bump on a surface.

   • The fabric had a small nub where the thread was tied.
   • He felt a nub on the tree trunk where a branch had been cut.
   • The surface was smooth except for a tiny nub near the edge.

   ruНебольшой выступesprotuberancia pequeñafrPetite bosse ou protubérancedeKleiner VorsprungptPequena protuberânciazh小凸起arنتوء صغير

   المرادفات: bumpknoblumpnodenodulenubbleprojectionprotuberancestudswelling

   الأضداد: dentdepressionhollowindentation

2. Small piece B2 informal

   A small fragment or chunk of something.

   • She ate a nub of cheese before dinner.
   • He found a nub of coal in the fireplace.
   • The child held a nub of crayon in his hand.

   ruКусочекesPedazo pequeñofrpetit morceaudeKleines StückptPedaço pequenozh小块arقطعة صغيرة

   المرادفات: bitchunkfragmenthunklumpmorselnuggetpiecescrap

   الأضداد: entiretywhole

3. Core or essence B2 informal

   The central or most important part of an idea, argument, or experience.

   • The nub of the problem is a lack of funding.
   • After hours of discussion, we finally got to the nub of the issue.
   • The nub of her speech was about the importance of community.

   ruСутьesnúcleo o esenciafrCœur, essencedeKernptEssênciazh核心arالجوهر

   المرادفات: corecruxessencegistheartkernelnucleuspithpointsubstance

   الأضداد: adjunctperipherysurface

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