hub

hub

noun \ˈhəb\

: the central and most active part or place

: the airport or the city through which an airline sends most of its flights

: the center of a wheel, propeller, fan, etc.

Full Definition of HUB

1

:  the central part of a circular object (as a wheel or propeller)

2

a :  a center of activity :  focal point

b :  an airport or city through which an airline routes most of its traffic

c :  a central device that connects multiple computers on a single network

3

:  a steel punch from which a working die for a coin or medal is made

Examples of HUB

1. the hub of the city
2. She was at the hub of all the activity.
3. All of the airline's coast-to-coast flights pass through its hub.
4. The spokes attach to the hub of the wheel.

Origin of HUB

probably alteration of ²hob

First Known Use: 1649

Related to HUB

Synonyms

axis, base, capital, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, center, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat

Related Words

headquarters; happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland; kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar

Rhymes with HUB

bub, blub, chub, club, cub, drub, dub, flub, grub, nub, pub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, slub, snub, stub, sub, tub

hub

noun \ˈhəb\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HUB

: the enlarged base by which a hollow needle may be attached to a device (as a syringe)