Standard Lemma guide

Cubs

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kʌbz/
  • rhymes with -ʌbz
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 B Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Cub Scouts

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

The team The Chicago Cubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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3

noun

Meaning 3

members of the Cub Scouts; plural of Cub

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of cub

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of cub

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

Abbreviation of "Cub Scouts" or "Chicago Cubs".