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nubble

noun · verb · 3 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.

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  • /ˈnʌbəl/
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  • rhymes with -ʌbəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To beat or bruise with the fist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a small lump or protuberance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nub

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

History

Etymology

Compare Low German nubben (“to knock, cuff”).