nubble

1 of 2

noun

nub·​ble ˈnə-bəl 

: a small knob or lump

nubbly

ˈnə-b(ə-)lē 

adjective

nubbly

2 of 2

adjective

nub·​bly

variants or less commonly knubbly

ˈnəb(ə)lē, 

-li

-er/-est

1

: having or like nubbles : knobby, lumpy

nubbly steel walls

—R. M. Hodesh

sharp, nubbly grains provide more cutting points

—advertisement

little nubbly reefs

—D. C. Peattie

a nubbly magenta carpet

—Alexander Laing

2

: nubby sense 2

Synonyms of nubble

Noun

• chunk
• clump
• hunk
• wad
• lump
• glob
• knob

Examples of nubble in a Sentence

Noun

dropped a nubble of clay on the floor of the pottery

Word History

Etymology

Noun

diminutive of nub

Adjective

nubble or knubble + -ly

First Known Use

Noun

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nubble

• bubble
• double
• rubble
• stubble
• trouble
• redouble

Kids Definition

nubble

noun

nub·​ble ˈnəb-əl 

: a small knob or lump

nubbly

-(ə-)lē 

adjective