as in chunk
a small uneven mass
dropped a nubble of clay on the floor of the pottery
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Noun
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The Heat entered Tuesday’s game without a chunk of its preferred rotation, missing rotation regulars Tyler Herro (left quad soreness), Norman Powell (right groin strain), Kel’el Ware (right shoulder strain) and Andrew Wiggins (left big toe sesamoiditis).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Downstairs in his Baltimore row house, cloudy brown water with chunks of human waste was coming up from the shower drain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the things my daughter and I both love is how this mascara keeps lashes defined and clump-free, even with multiple coats.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2026
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Divide the clumps every three years or so to spread around your garden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That’s a $131,069 hunk of luck.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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John’s portrayal as a soulless hunk might have its seeds of truth.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to a post on Facebook by the New Zealand Police, a volunteer at the store noticed a pungent aroma before opening the bag, and found multiple small bags of marijuana and a large wad of cash.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Grab your stretchy pants and a wad of napkins, because McDonald’s newest menu item means business.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My son, a lump of breath that fell into the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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And while some can work magic with a claw clip, others struggle to avoid lumps and bumps without invoking gels and wax.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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On the inside, dials, switches, the steering wheel, handbrake and gear knob are also inspired by the HWM-Alta.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Nubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubble. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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