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1
a very small piece
- had only a nubbin of crayon left
Synonyms for nubbin
Words Related to nubbin
- 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
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2
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
- this nubbin of the intelligence report is the prediction that the country's government will soon fall
Synonyms for nubbin
- bottom line,
- bull's-eye,
- centerpiece,
- core,
- crux,
- essence,
- gist,
- heart,
- kernel,
- keynote,
- meat,
- meat and potatoes,
- net,
- nub,
- nucleus,
- pith,
- pivot,
- point,
- root,
- sum
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The first known use of nubbin was in 1692
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