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noun nub·bin \ ˈnə-bən \

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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  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

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Origin and Etymology of nubbin

perhaps diminutive of nub

nubbin Synonyms

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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