stubble
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.stub·ble
noun, often attributive \ˈstə-bəl\Definition of STUBBLE
1
: the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
2
: a rough surface or growth resembling stubble; especially : a short growth of beard
— stub·bled \-bəld\ adjective
— stub·bly \-b(ə-)lē\ adjective
See Examples of STUBBLE
- He ran his hand over his stubble.
Origin of STUBBLE
Middle English stuble, from Anglo-French estuble, from Latin stupula stalk, straw, alteration of stipula — more at stipule
First Known Use: 14th century
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