Thesaurus results for NUBBLE

nubble

noun

ˈnə-bəl

Definition of nubble

as in chunk

a small uneven mass dropped a nubble of clay on the floor of the pottery

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Noun

The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Mendoza then led the Raiders down the field on his final drive with chunk passes to Dareke Young, Brandon Johnson and Dylan Laube before nearly missing Deven Thompkins in the end zone on his last pass of the night.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Use your hands to break the block of tofu into craggy hunks (about the size of strawberries).

— Ali Francis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of hunk

Noun

Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Walker chewed a big wad of bubble gum and wore his cap backward just like Hall of Famer and Derby great Ken Griffey Jr.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of wad

Noun

With this approach, creditors are asked to accept less than the amount owed in return for a lump-sum payment.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
In 2024, a group of scientists reported that lumps of metal on the Pacific seafloor—which happened to be the target of seabed-mining operations—seemed to be producing dark oxygen.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lump

Noun

Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

Definition of glob

Noun

Its front door was six inches too short for its frame and outfitted with a bathroom push knob instead of a lever handle, almost as if the original slab had been blown from its casing by an internal explosion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Some may be automatic, while others require the user to slip a cap over the end or rotate a knob.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of knob

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