nub

Noun
  1. A small lump or protuberance (synset 113918315)
    is a type of: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
    same as: nubble
  2. A small piece (synset 109397558)
    "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
    is a type of: part, piece - a portion of a natural object
    subtypes: nubbin - a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
    same as: stub
  3. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (synset 105929717)
    "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    subtypes:
    • bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements
    • hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
    • haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
    • quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something
    • stuff - a critically important or characteristic component
    same as: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, sum

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