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