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stubble

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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  • /ˈstʌb.əl/
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  • rhymes with -ʌbəl
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AH1 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

Qualifier: literal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beard, face fungus, whiskers

5

noun

Meaning 5

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plant material, plant substance

Narrower terms: bran

History

Etymology

From Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel.

Across languages

Translations

112 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شُعَيْرَات اللِّحْيَة (šuʕayrāt al-liḥya) — short, coarse hair
  • Arabic: دقن خفيفة (daʔn xafif) — short, coarse hair
  • Armenian: թրաշ (tʻraš) — short, coarse hair
  • Bulgarian: набола брада (nabola brada) — short, coarse hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬍子茬 /胡子茬 (húzichá) — short, coarse hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬍茬 /胡茬 (húchá) — short, coarse hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬍渣 /胡渣 (húzhā) — short, coarse hair
  • Czech: strniště — short, coarse hair
  • Danish: skægstub — short, coarse hair
  • Dutch: stoppelbaard — short, coarse hair
  • Dutch: stoppel — short, coarse hair
  • Finnish: sänki — short, coarse hair
  • French: barbe de trois jours — short, coarse hair
  • Galician: barbuxa — short, coarse hair
  • Galician: barbaxola — short, coarse hair
  • Galician: lambuxa — short, coarse hair
  • Galician: melón — short, coarse hair
  • Georgian: ჯაგარი (ǯagari) — short, coarse hair
  • Georgian: მჩხვლეტავი წვერი (mčxvleṭavi c̣veri) — short, coarse hair
  • German: Stoppel — short, coarse hair
  • German: Bartstoppel — short, coarse hair
  • German: Stoppeln — short, coarse hair
  • German: Bartstoppeln — short, coarse hair
  • German: Dreitagebart — short, coarse hair
  • Greek: αξύριστα γένια (axýrista génia) — short, coarse hair
  • Hebrew: זיפים (zifím) — short, coarse hair
  • Hungarian: borosta — short, coarse hair
  • Icelandic: skeggbroddur — short, coarse hair
  • Icelandic: broddur — short, coarse hair
  • Ingrian: sänki — short, coarse hair
  • Ingrian: tynkä — short, coarse hair
  • Italian: barba di due giorni — short, coarse hair
  • Italian: barba incolta — short, coarse hair
  • Japanese: 無精ひげ (bushōhige) — short, coarse hair
  • Khmer: ពុកចង្កានៅខ្លី (puk cɑŋkaa nɨv kləy) — short, coarse hair
  • Latin: stipulae — short, coarse hair
  • Macedonian: четина (četina) — short, coarse hair
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skjeggstubb — short, coarse hair
  • Persian: تهریش (tah-riš) — short, coarse hair
  • Portuguese: barbicha — short, coarse hair
  • Russian: щети́на (ščetína) — short, coarse hair
  • Scottish Gaelic: reuban — short, coarse hair
  • Serbo-Croatian: čekinja — short, coarse hair
  • Serbo-Croatian: četina — short, coarse hair
  • Spanish: barba de unos días — short, coarse hair
  • Spanish: barba incipiente — short, coarse hair
  • Spanish: barbita — short, coarse hair
  • Swedish: skäggstubb — short, coarse hair
  • Swedish: stubb — short, coarse hair
  • Thai: โคนหนวดเคราที่ไม่ได้โกน (kohn nùat krao têe mâi dâai gohn) — short, coarse hair
  • Turkish: kirli sakal — short, coarse hair
  • Ukrainian: щети́на (ščetýna) — short, coarse hair
  • Vietnamese: râu thưa — short, coarse hair
  • Arabic: قَشّ (qašš) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Aramaic: קַשּׁא (qaššā) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Aramaic: ܩܷܫܳܐ (qeššā) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Armenian: խոզան (xozan) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Azerbaijani: başaq — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Azerbaijani: qırpım — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Belarusian: іржэ́ўнік (iržéwnik) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Belarusian: ржэ́ўнік (ržéwnik) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Belarusian: іржы́шча (iržýšča) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Belarusian: ржы́шча (ržýšča) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Belarusian: сцерня́ (scjernjá) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Bulgarian: стърни́ще (stǎrníšte) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Catalan: rostoll — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 殘株 /残株 (cánzhū) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茬 (chá) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Danish: stub — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Dutch: stoppel — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Finnish: sänki — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • French: éteule — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Galician: restrollo — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Galician: restreba — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Georgian: ნამჯა (namǯa) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Georgian: ნამკალი (namḳali) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Georgian: ნაწვერალი (nac̣verali) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Georgian: ნაყანევი (naq̇anevi) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Georgian: ნაპურალი (naṗurali) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • German: Stoppel — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • German: Stoppeln — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Greek: καλαμιά (kalamiá) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Ancient Greek: καλάμη (kalámē) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Hebrew: שלף (shélef) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Hindi: खूंटी (khoontee) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Hungarian: tarló — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Ingrian: sänki — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Italian: stoppia — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Japanese: 刈り株 (karikabu) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Korean: 그루 (geuru) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Korean: 그루터기 (geuruteogi) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Northern Kurdish: pirêze — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Latin: stipulae — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Lithuanian: ražiena — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Macedonian: стрн (strn) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Old Church Slavonic: стрънь (strŭnĭ) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Polish: rżysko — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Portuguese: restolho — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Russian: стерня́ (sternjá) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Russian: стернь (sternʹ) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Russian: жнивьё (žnivʹjó) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Scottish Gaelic: àsbhuain — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Serbo-Croatian: стр̑н — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Spanish: rastrojo — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Swedish: stubb — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Turkish: anız — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Ottoman Turkish: آكیز (añız) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Ottoman Turkish: حشفه (haşefe) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Ukrainian: стерня́ (sternjá) — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Vietnamese: rạ — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Vietnamese: tót — short stalks left in a field after harvest
  • Vietnamese: toóc — short stalks left in a field after harvest