noun Download 🔗Share Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump. Examples : "After the artist sharpened the pencil too much, only a small stub was left. " part appearance thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes. Examples : "check stub, ticket stub, payment stub" item stationery Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. Examples : "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. " computing technology technical system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. Examples : "The software's database access stub converts incoming application requests into database-understandable queries. " computing technology process system function communication internet service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development. Examples : "The "History of the Roman Empire" page is just a stub; it needs more information about the emperors and their reigns. " internet computing writing media communication info education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog Examples : "The dog's stub was a small, slightly pink piece of flesh after the tail was docked. " animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract Examples : "The financial swap contract had a stub period of three days, affecting the final interest calculation. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A log or block of wood. Examples : "The tired lumberjack sat down on a stub to rest his legs. " material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blockhead. Examples : "My brother is such a stub; he just doesn't seem to understand the instructions. " character person human mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pen with a short, blunt nib. Examples : "The artist used a stub to create thick, bold lines in the drawing. " stationery writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An old and worn horseshoe nail. Examples : "The blacksmith carefully hammered the old stub into the horseshoe. " material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Stub iron. Examples : "The blacksmith used a heavy stub iron to shape the horseshoe. " material part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt. Examples : "I threw the stub of my cigarette into the ashtray. " substance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground. Examples : "The farmer decided to stub the old apple tree because it was no longer producing fruit. " agriculture plant nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots. Examples : "The gardener stubbed the weeds from the flower bed. " plant agriculture biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe. Examples : "I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark." body action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading