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Synonyms of nub
1
a small uneven mass
- throw a nub of butter into the frying pan
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2
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
- the nub of the argument is that the intelligence agencies failed the country
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- bottom line,
- bull's-eye,
- centerpiece,
- core,
- crux,
- essence,
- gist,
- heart,
- kernel,
- keynote,
- meat,
- meat and potatoes,
- net,
- nubbin,
- nucleus,
- pith,
- pivot,
- point,
- root,
- sum
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The first known use of nub was in 1696
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