nubbin

noun nub·bin \ ˈnə-bən \

Examples: nubbin in a Sentence

Definition of nubbin

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

2 : a small usually projecting part or bit

3 : nub 3

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Examples of nubbin in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of nubbin from the Web

These pretzel nubbins are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.

— Bon Appetit, "Pretzel Bites," 19 Mar. 2018
Ousterhout spent hours there, taking measurements of the head from infancy to adulthood—observing, for example, how a masculine jaw developed nubbins at the corners, squaring the face, and noting the more pointed quality of a feminine chin.

— jane mayer, The New Yorker, "The Story of a Trans Woman’s Face," 12 Mar. 2018
These sharp nubbins are really wind-lopped trees and telephone poles, pushing up spikily from the flatlands of South Florida in bare, broken myriads.

— by michael browning, miamiherald, "A desolated landscape: the toll of Hurricane Andrew," 25 Aug. 2015
Three weeks past my usual trim time, my hair was still too short to corral into a ponytail (except for the not-so-business-appropriate super high samurai nubbin).

— michelle lee, Allure, "How I Got Over the Painfully Awkward Phase of Growing Out My Bob," 19 July 2017
It was served with mostly tiny nubbins of French fries and may have been on the menu as punishment for anyone who ordered it instead of more elegant fare.

— beth segal, cleveland.com, "Cru Uncorked: Almost very fine dining in Moreland Hills," 14 July 2017
The cable is in fact a disguised extension piece, and the round nubbin contains the electronics.

— charlie sorrel, WIRED, "DIY Key-Logger Kit Lets You Spy From Afar," 23 July 2009
With all the attention paid to Donald Trump’s many obsessions—crowd size, ratings size, the size of his little nubbins—his fixation on Time magazine may have been overlooked.

— kenzie bryant, Vanities, "Donald Trump Decorates Several Golf Clubs With a Fake Time Magazine Cover," 27 June 2017

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