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nublet

Syllables: nub·let/ˈnʌblɪt/US/ˈnʌblət/

nublet noun: a small nub or protrusion. Also the alternative spelling of nooblet.

Noun

nublet (plural nublets)

  1. A small nub or protrusion.
    • "I have a little nublet of a note for you," said he, producing a dirty bit of paper ill folded up, and fastened with a large mass of red sealing-wax.1808, chapter IV, in The Red Tyger; or, The Truth Will Out, London: […] B. Crosby and Co. […], by C. Stower, […], →OCLC, page 87
    • They […] have made some progress in the smelting of iron ore, which is very rich in this country. They construct a blast of bamboos, and by means of a lever work three or four of their cane cylinders at a time; with these they blow on the iron ore, which is broken up into "nubblets," or small...1861 December 5 (date delivered), Bishop of Labuan [Francis Thomas McDougall], “III.—On the Wild Tribes of the North-west Coast of Borneo.”, in Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London...
    Synonyms:
    nubbin

Also used as

nublet is also the alternative spelling of nooblet.

Examples of nublet in a sentence

  • What I've been thinking about is that customer you told me about who brought in the pants with the green nublets on them.1995, Carol Higgins Clark, chapter 54, in Iced (A Dove Book), New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 212:
  • I particularly enjoyed watching Fanny Muffet serving behind the bar in a blouse cut so low you could almost see her nublets.2011, Colin Baines, “Slaughter in the Woods”, in Harry Cocque: That's Reet Boy!: Ludicrous Tales of Dorset Village Life in the 1930s...
  • AnnMarie's shirt had got ripped clear down the front, her ta-tas hanging out, even though they was just little nublets blowing in the wind.2013, Hannah Weyer, chapter 1, in On the Come Up […], New York, N.Y.: Nan A[hearn] Talese/Doubleday, →ISBN, page 15:

Synonyms of nublet

Forms of nublet

pluralnublets
alternative formnubblet

Origin of nublet

From nub (“small knob or lump”) + -let (diminutive suffix).

From nub (“variant of noob”) + -let (diminutive suffix).

Questions about nublet

What does nublet mean?
Nublet means a small nub or protrusion.
How do you use nublet in a sentence?
What I've been thinking about is that customer you told me about who brought in the pants with the green nublets on them.
What part of speech is nublet?
Nublet is a noun.
How do you pronounce nublet?
Nublet is pronounced /ˈnʌblɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of nublet?
The plural of nublet is nublets.

Words near nublet in the dictionary

  1. nubilous
  2. Nubiology
  3. nubivagant
  4. nubk
  5. nubks
  6. nublet
  7. nublets
  8. nublike
  9. nubs
  10. nubuck
  11. nubucks

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