Definition of stub

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Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar..

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Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Stubbiness :: Stubbedness (n.) The quality or state of being stubbed.
Stunned :: Stumpy (a.) Short and thick; stubby.
Quail :: Quail (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis)..
Stuccoes :: Stubby (a.) Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles..
Cledgy :: Cledgy (a.) Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil..
Eddish :: Eddish (n.) Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish..
Vesture :: Vesture (v. t.) The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which land was covered; as, the vesture of an acre..
Stub :: Stub (v. t.) To remove stubs from; as, to stub land..
Stub :: Stubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stu.
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary..
Mule :: Mule (n.) A very stubborn person.
Stubbedness :: Stubbed (a.) Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged.
Restiff :: Restiff (n.) A restive or stubborn horse.
Inflexible :: Inflexible (a.) Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn..
Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued..
Stub :: Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar..
Stub :: Stub (n.) A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded..
Stub :: Stub (v. t.) To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots..
Difficile :: Difficile (a.) Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn.
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