STUB

4 letters 6 Scrabble points /stʌb/

Definition of STUB

noun

  1. Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.

  2. A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.

    "check stub, ticket stub, payment stub"

  3. A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.

    "http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8120324455&id=K6BloOqIssQC&pg=RA29-PA8-IA9&lpg=RA29-PA8-IA9&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=_Bm9HlXBRIsDwwCy0tqUOcXomL4, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN185233570X&id=t4ZkqmbLHMMC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=SZtMm8JhyE9HUVlKbp-U_TG2-hY, http//books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0763707929&id=X_VlpfGoQRgC&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=oppYeiiRBcoPAkpkxZcbpcyaXIA"

verb

  1. To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.

  2. To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.

  3. To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.

    "I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T U B
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 6 points

Anagrams of STUB

Words that use the same letters:

BUST BUTS TUBS

Words Containing "STUB"

BESTUBBLE BESTUBBLED BIERSTUBE BIERSTUBEN BIERSTUBES PRESTUBBORN STUBACHITE STUBB STUBBED STUBBEDNESS STUBBER STUBBY STUBBIER STUBBIEST STUBBILY STUBBINESS STUBBING STUBBLE STUBBLEBERRY STUBBLED

Words Starting with "STUB"

STUBACHITE STUBB STUBBED STUBBEDNESS STUBBER STUBBY STUBBIER STUBBIEST STUBBILY STUBBINESS STUBBING STUBBLE STUBBLEBERRY STUBBLED STUBBLES STUBBLEWARD STUBBLY STUBBLIER STUBBLIEST STUBBLINESS