stubble

noun, often attributive

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stub·ble | \ 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

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Other Words from stubble

stubbled \ ˈstə-bəld

\ adjective

stubbly \ ˈstə-b(ə-)lē

\ adjective

Examples of stubble in a Sentence

He ran his hand over his stubble.

Recent Examples on the Web As suggested by the facial stubble, Asghari's Sergeant Tobias is roguishly trigger-happy and eager to take out Friar, whom Tobias believes is setting off bombs in the city. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022 Golden wheat stood ripe in some strips and in others it had been shorn down to its bright stubble. — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 The itchy stubble, the irritation, the nicks and cuts - no wonder beards have become trendy in recent years! — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 More subsidies for disposing of rice stubble without setting them ablaze, a yearly practice that’s blamed for contributing to the air pollution that blankets New Delhi. — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2021 The product’s rich lather softens the stubble so that the razor shaves closer. — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 The lack of stubble on Rock's face in the supposedly high-quality picture also indicates that it was manipulated. — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022 Zolkin, who wore a hoodie and had days-old stubble, sighed. — Katia Savchuk, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 The street, about the length of a high school track, separates a vast Walmart parking lot from a field of soybean stubble. — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

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