nubs

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

1. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
2. A small knob or lump.

   Synonyms:

   nubbin

3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
   • What do you think is the nub of the problem?

   Synonyms:

   crux, gist, bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, essence, drift, guts, gravamen

4. (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) The clitoris.
   • “ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”2007, Melissa MacNeal, Hot for It, →ISBN, page 198
5. (colloquial) A pointing stick.
6. A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
   • A nub is a passage of blank verse that Shakespearean actors have sometimes relied upon when they forget their lines. It doesn't have to make any sense, but it must sound plausible. To alert the other actors on stage that the speaker is in difficulty, the word nub is used in the first line.2009, David Crystal, Walking English, Overlook Press, page 183

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