nubbin

nub·bin

noun \ˈnə-bən\

Definition of NUBBIN

1

: something (as an ear of Indian corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect

2

: a small usually projecting part or bit

3

: nub 3

Examples of NUBBIN

1. <had only a nubbin of crayon left>
2. <this nubbin of the intelligence report is the prediction that the country's government will soon fall>

Origin of NUBBIN

perhaps diminutive of nub

First Known Use: 1692

Related to NUBBIN

Synonyms: atom, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, bit, nugget, particle, patch, scrap, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle

Related Words: ace, dab, dash, driblet, drop, fraction, haet [chiefly Scottish], halfpenny, ha'penny, iota, jot, kenning [chiefly Scottish], lick, minim, mite, modicum, nutshell, ounce, pinch, shred, smatter, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), spot, strain, streak, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whisper, whit; bite, mouthful, nibble, tidbit (also titbit); fragment, part, portion, section; chip, flake, shard, shiver, sliver, splinter; clipping, paring, shaving; smithereens

Near Antonyms: chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab; abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

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Rhymes with NUBBIN

dubbin