nounπShareSomething blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump."After the artist sharpened the pencil too much, only a small stub was left. "partappearancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes."check stub, ticket stub, payment stub"itemstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior."Before the programmer finished the full login process, she created a simple stub that always returned "success" so the rest of the team could continue developing other parts of the website. "computingtechnologytechnicalsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing."The software's database access stub converts incoming application requests into database-understandable queries. "computingtechnologyprocesssystemfunctioncommunicationinternetserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development."The "History of the Roman Empire" page is just a stub; it needs more information about the emperors and their reigns. "internetcomputingwritingmediacommunicationinfoeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe remaining part of the docked tail of a dog"The dog's stub was a small, slightly pink piece of flesh after the tail was docked. "animalbodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract"The financial swap contract had a stub period of three days, affecting the final interest calculation. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA log or block of wood."The tired lumberjack sat down on a stub to rest his legs. "materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA blockhead."My brother is such a stub; he just doesn't seem to understand the instructions. "characterpersonhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA pen with a short, blunt nib."The artist used a stub to create thick, bold lines in the drawing. "stationerywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn old and worn horseshoe nail."The blacksmith carefully hammered the old stub into the horseshoe. "materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareStub iron."The blacksmith used a heavy stub iron to shape the horseshoe. "materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt."I threw the stub of my cigarette into the ashtray. "substanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground."The farmer decided to stub the old apple tree because it was no longer producing fruit. "agricultureplantnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots."The gardener stubbed the weeds from the flower bed. "plantagriculturebiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe."I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark."bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading