hub

hub

noun \ˈhəb\

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

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Rhymes with HUB

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