NUBBINS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

nubbins

noun

plural of nubbin

as in specks

a very small piece had only a nubbin of crayon left

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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

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Noun

Six months later, there was hope of reconciliation as sovereignty talks opened between the governments over the specks in the ocean that had been part of the British Empire for more than a century.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Bellinger, once a babyface, now sports some light specks of gray.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of specks

Noun

While its roots go back to Don the Beachcomber in Hollywood in the 1930s, tiki culture blossomed after World War II, when American soldiers came back from the Pacific theater with stories of tropical islands.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
The iconic convenience store chain anchored in the East has roots that stretch back to a Pennsylvania dairy store in 1902.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Definition of roots

Noun

England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguay vs Brazil, 1950 The first truly iconic World Cup final goal, breaking Brazilian hearts in the process.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of hearts

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Through Taylor-Joy’s character, the series reminds us to face ourselves, even the broken and painful bits that feel shameful.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

The company showed Kimi K3 optimizing GPU kernels, developing a GPU compiler called MiniTriton, designing a prototype AI chip using open-source electronic design automation tools, and completing a computational astrophysics workflow.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Planters is among several widely available brands that sell sunflower kernels at major grocery stores.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of kernels

Noun

Storm clouds forming around the smoke in the atmosphere could create dirty rain, but it is more commonly formed with larger particles compared to the smoke’s fine particulate matter.

— Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in which two or more particles become connected.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

Most storm cores are expected to rain over Eastern Oregon and south of the Snake River, the forecaster said.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
Two days after the incident, a developer told the Wall Street Journal that the days of high-wire stunts—like pulling out cores and sticking extra floors on the roof—might belong to the past.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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