Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nub"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. {Knob}.]
To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nub \Nub\, n.
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or
gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nub
n 1: a small lump or protuberance
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal" or "a stub of a pencil" [syn:
{stub}]
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
{center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness},
{marrow}, {meat}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
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