nubbin
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnʌbɪn/
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protuberancia
- As she scoured the garden, she noticed a nubbin on the tomato plant that indicated an undeveloped fruit.
- a little nubbin
- a small nubbin
It's like this really weird little nubbin, this weird little ball.
- It's like this really weird little nubbin, this weird little ball.
- And then she also took a small brush and used the bronzer on the sides of her nose too and did the little woop woop around the nubbin of the nose.
Examples
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Each ear of corn had several small nubbins that did not grow to full size.
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The farmer found a tiny nubbin of corn that had not developed properly on the cob.
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It's like this really weird little nubbin, this weird little ball.
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So this is the entire product you got like, this is all you get this little nubbin or whatever this is.
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I knew that nubbin would be good for somethin'.
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OK, so let's take care of any nubbins that are sharp.
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It was just this little bump on the horse, one tiny nubbin.
Fiction book (1993) -
So yeah, this little nubbin, the tip of the balloon is a bit thicker, like the rubber's a bit thicker.
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Daintily, Gillian pulls out a pink nubbin of gum and sticks it to the frame of the stage.
Fiction book (1990) -
The typical maize plant yields one healthy ear; others ripen only as nubbins or succumb to the maize fungus, Ustilago maydis.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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3.0
A small piece of gold or cooked food like chicken
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6.9
A small hard lump that sticks out from a surface
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7.0
A small round lump on a plant or inside the body
A small round bump on a surface
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Etymology
Nubbin comes from the small word nub meaning 'a small lump' plus the ending -in that makes it even smaller, so picture a tiny bump or leftover bit. That's why a nubbin is a little undeveloped piece, like the small ear of corn or carrot that never fully grew.