The Wordsmith Dictionary

Stub "ble, n. Etym: [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F.étuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. Stipule. ]

Defn: The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. "After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast stubble. " Mortimer. Stubble goose (Zoöl.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng. ]Chaucer. -- Stubble rake, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in stubble.

STUBBLED

STUBBLED Stub "bled, a.

1. Covered with stubble. A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. Gay.

2. Stubbed; as, stubbled legs. [Obs. ] Skelton.

STUBBLY

STUBBLY Stub "bly, a.

Defn: Covered with stubble; stubbled.

STUBBORN

Stub "born, a. Etym: [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub. ]

Defn: Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common application. " Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." Swift. And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness ] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. Chaucer. These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. Sir T. More. Your stubborn usage of the pope. Shak.

Syn. -- Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. -- Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either active or passive persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. -- Stub "born *ly, adv. -- Stub "born *ness, n.

STUBBY

STUBBY Stub "by, a.

1. Abounding with stubs.

2. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.

New American Oxford Dictionary

stub

stub |stəb stəb | ▶noun 1 the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use. • a truncated or unusually short thing: he wagged his little stub of tail. • [ as modifier ] denoting a projection or hole that goes only part of the way through a surface: a stub tenon. 2 the part of a check, receipt, ticket, or other document torn off and kept as a record. ▶verb ( stubs, stubbing, stubbed ) [ with obj. ] 1 accidentally strike (one's toe ) against something: I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped. 2 extinguish (a lighted cigarette ) by pressing the lighted end against something: she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray. 3 dig up (a plant ) by the roots. ORIGIN Old English stub (b ) ‘stump of a tree, ’ of Germanic origin. The verb is first recorded (late Middle English ) in sense 3 of the verb; sense 1 of the verb (mid 19th cent. ) was originally a US usage.

stub axle

stub ax le ▶noun an axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.

stubble

stub ble |ˈstəbəl ˈstəbəl | ▶noun the cut stalks of grain plants left sticking out of the ground after the grain is harvested. • short, stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a while. DERIVATIVES stub bled adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French stuble, from Latin stupla, stupula, variants of stipula ‘straw. ’

stubbly

stub bly |ˈstəb (ə )lē ˈstʌbli | ▶adjective ( stubblier, stubbliest ) covered with stubble: a stubbly chin.

stubborn

stub born |ˈstəbərn ˈstəbərn | ▶adjective having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, esp. in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so: he accused her of being a silly, stubborn old woman. • difficult to move, remove, or cure: the removal of stubborn screws. DERIVATIVES stub born ly adverb, stub born ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘untamable, implacable ’): of unknown origin.

Stubbs, George

Stubbs |stʌbz | (1724 –1806 ), English painter and engraver. He is particularly noted for his sporting scenes and paintings of horses and lions, such as the Mares and Foals in a Landscape series ( c. 1760 –70 ).

Stubbs, William

Stubbs |stʌbz | (1825 –1901 ), English historian and ecclesiastic. He wrote the influential Constitutional History of England (three volumes 1874 –8 ). He was also bishop of Chester (1884 –8 ) and of Oxford (1888 –1901 ).

stubby

stub by |ˈstəbē ˈstəbi | ▶adjective ( stubbier, stubbiest ) short and thick: Bloom pointed with a stubby finger. DERIVATIVES stub bi ly |-əlē |adverb, stub bi ness noun

Oxford Dictionary

stub

stub |stʌb | ▶noun 1 the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use. • a truncated or unusually short thing: he wagged his little stub of tail. • [ as modifier ] denoting a projection or hole that goes only part of the way through a surface: a stub tenon. 2 the counterfoil of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document. ▶verb ( stubs, stubbing, stubbed ) [ with obj. ] 1 accidentally strike (one's toe ) against something: I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped. 2 extinguish (a lighted cigarette ) by pressing the lighted end against something: she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray. 3 grub up (a plant ) by the roots: he was found to have stubbed up a hedge. ORIGIN Old English stub (b ) ‘stump of a tree ’, of Germanic origin. The verb is first recorded (late Middle English ) in sense 3; sense 1 of the verb (mid 19th cent. ) was originally a US usage.

stub axle

stub axle ▶noun an axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.

stubble

stub ¦ble |ˈstʌb (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the cut stalks of cereal plants left sticking out of the ground after the grain is harvested. 2 short, stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a while. DERIVATIVES stubbled adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French stuble, from Latin stupla, stupula, variants of stipula ‘straw ’.

stubbly

stub |bly |ˈstʌb (ə )li, ˈstʌbli | ▶adjective ( stubblier, stubbliest ) covered with stubble: a stubbly chin.

stubborn

stub |born |ˈstʌbən | ▶adjective having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good reasons to do so: you're a silly, stubborn old woman. • difficult to move, remove, or cure: the removal of stubborn screws. PHRASES ( as ) stubborn as a mule informal extremely stubborn. DERIVATIVES stubbornly adverb, stubbornness |ˈstʌbənnɪs |noun ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘untameable, implacable ’): of unknown origin.

Stubbs, George

Stubbs, William

stubby

stubby |ˈstʌbi | ▶adjective ( stubbier, stubbiest ) short and thick: Bob pointed with a stubby finger. ▶noun ( pl. stubbies ) Austral. /NZ informal 1 a squat bottle of beer normally holding 375 cl. 2 (Stubbies ) trademark a pair of men's brief shorts. DERIVATIVES stubbily adverb, stubbiness noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

stub

stub noun 1 a cigarette stub: butt, (tail ) end. 2 a ticket stub: counterfoil, ticket slip, tab. 3 a stub of pencil: stump, remnant, (tail ) end.

stubble

stubble noun 1 a field of stubble: stalks, straw. 2 gray stubble: bristles, whiskers, facial hair; informal five o'clock shadow.

stubbly

stubbly adjective his stubbly face was not exactly kissable: bristly, unshaven, whiskered; prickly, rough, coarse, scratchy.

stubborn

stubborn adjective 1 you're too stubborn to admit it: obstinate, headstrong, willful, strong-willed, pigheaded, obdurate, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, inflexible, iron-willed, uncompromising, unbending; informal stiff-necked, bloody-minded, balky; formal pertinacious, refractory, contumacious. ANTONYMS compliant. 2 stubborn stains: indelible, permanent, persistent, tenacious, resistant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD stubborn, dogged, intractable, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse If you're the kind of person who takes a stand and then refuses to back down, your friends might say you have a stubborn disposition, a word that implies an innate resistance to any attempt to change one's purpose, course, or opinion. People who are stubborn by nature exhibit this kind of behavior in most situations, but they might be obstinate in a particular instance (a stubborn child, he was obstinate in his refusal to eat vegetables ). Obstinate implies sticking persistently to an opinion, purpose, or course of action, especially in the face of persuasion or attack. While obstinate is usually a negative term, dogged can be either positive or negative, implying both tenacious, often sullen, persistence (dogged pursuit of a college degree, even though he knew he would end up in the family business ) and great determination (dogged loyalty to a cause ). Obdurate usually connotes a stubborn resistance marked by harshness and lack of feeling (obdurate in ignoring their pleas ), while intractable means stubborn in a headstrong sense and difficult for others to control or manage (intractable pain ). No matter how stubborn you are, you probably don't want to be called pertinacious, which implies persistence to the point of being annoying or unreasonable (a pertinacious panhandler ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

stubby

stubby adjective a small stubby man with glasses: dumpy, stocky, chunky, chubby, squat; short, stumpy, dwarfish; informal vertically challenged. ANTONYMS slender, tall.

Oxford Thesaurus

stub

stub noun 1 he ground his cigar stub into the ashtray: butt, end, tail end, remnant; informal dog-end, fag end. 2 please retain your ticket stub: counterfoil, ticket slip, detachable portion, coupon, tab, receipt. 3 he found a stub of pencil: stump, remnant, end, tail end, remains.

stubble

stubble noun 1 a field of stubble: stalks, straw. 2 a weather-beaten face covered in grey stubble: bristles, whiskers, designer stubble, hair, facial hair, beard; informal five o'clock shadow.

stubbly

stubbly adjective he scratched his stubbly chin: bristly, unshaven, fuzzy, whiskery, whiskered, hairy, bearded; prickly, rough, coarse, scratchy, spiky. ANTONYMS smooth; clean-shaven.

stubborn

stubborn adjective 1 you're too stubborn to admit it: obstinate, stubborn as a mule, mulish, headstrong, wilful, strong-willed, self-willed, pig-headed, bull-headed, obdurate, awkward, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory; firm, adamant, resolute, dogged, persistent, pertinacious, inflexible, iron-willed, uncompromising, uncooperative, unaccommodating, intractable, unbending, unyielding, unmalleable, unadaptable; N. Amer. rock-ribbed; informal stiff-necked; Brit. informal bolshie, bloody-minded; N. Amer. informal balky; archaic contumacious, froward. ANTONYMS compliant, docile. 2 stubborn stains: indelible, permanent, lingering, persistent, tenacious, fast, resistant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful See obstinate . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

stubby

stubby adjective 1 a small stubby man with glasses: dumpy, stocky, chunky, chubby, thickset, sturdy, heavyset, squat, solid; short, stumpy, dwarfish, diminutive, undersized; Austral. /NZ nuggety; Brit. informal fubsy; technical mesomorphic, pyknic. ANTONYMS slender; tall. 2 a stubby pencil: short, stumpy, small, little; Scottish wee.

Duden Dictionary

Stubai

Stu bai Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St u bai |ein Tiroler Alpental

Stubaier Alpen

Stu bai er Al pen Eigenname , die |St u baier A lpen |Plural

Stubaital

Stu bai tal Substantiv, Neutrum |St u baital |

Stubben

Stub ben Substantiv, maskulin norddeutsch , der |St u bben |[Baum ]stumpf; auch für grobschlächtiger Mensch, Flegel

Stubbenkammer

Stub ben kam mer Substantiv, feminin , die |St u bbenkammer |Kreidefelsen auf Rügen

Stübchen

Stüb chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St ü bchen |ein altes Flüssigkeitsmaß

Stübchen

Stüb chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St ü bchen |das Stübchen; Genitiv: des Stübchens, Plural: die Stübchen Verkleinerungsform zu Stube

Stube

Stu be Substantiv, feminin , die |St u be |die Stube; Genitiv: der Stube, Plural: die Stuben mittelhochdeutsch stube, althochdeutsch stuba = heizbarer (Bade )raum, Herkunft ungeklärt 1 landschaftlich, sonst veraltend Zimmer, Wohnraum eine große, helle, geräumige, niedrige, wohnliche Stube | in der warmen Stube sitzen gute Stube veraltend nur bei besonderen Anlässen benutztes und dafür eingerichtetes Zimmer Großmutters gute Stube ; scherzhaft schöner, gepflegter, als vorzeigbar geltender Teil eines Ortes o. Ä.[nur immer ] rein in die gute Stube ! umgangssprachlich scherzhaft Aufforderung zum Eintreten 2 a größerer gemeinschaftlicher Wohn- und Schlafraum für eine Gruppe von Soldaten, Touristen, Schülern eines Internats o. Ä.b Bewohner, Mannschaft einer Stube 2a

Stubenälteste

Stu ben äl tes te substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |St u benälteste |vgl. Älteste weibliche Person, die darauf zu achten hat, dass in einer Stube 2a Ordnung, Sauberkeit, Disziplin herrschen

Stubenältester

Stu ben äl tes ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |St u benältester |vgl. Ältester jemand, der darauf zu achten hat, dass in einer Stube 2a Ordnung, Sauberkeit, Disziplin herrschen

Stubenarrest

Stu ben ar rest Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |St u benarrest |(als Strafe ausgesprochenes ) Verbot (für ein Kind ), sein Zimmer oder die Wohnung zu verlassen und [zum Spielen ] nach draußen zu gehen Stubenarrest haben, bekommen

Stubendienst

Stu ben dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |St u bendienst |a Ordnungsdienst für eine Stube 2a wer hat heute Stubendienst ?b die mit dem Stubendienst a beauftragte [n ] Person [en ]

Stubenfliege

Stu ben flie ge Substantiv, feminin , die |St u benfliege |vor allem in Wohnräumen vorkommende Fliege

Stubengelehrsamkeit

Stu ben ge lehr sam keit Substantiv, feminin gehoben abwertend , die |St u bengelehrsamkeit |weltfremde, nur aus Büchern gewonnene Gelehrsamkeit

Stubengelehrte

Stu ben ge lehr te substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin abwertend |St u bengelehrte |vgl. Gelehrte weibliche Person, die ohne Verbindung zum Leben und zur Praxis wissenschaftlich arbeitet sie ist alles andere als eine Stubengelehrte

Stubengelehrter

Stu ben ge lehr ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin abwertend |St u bengelehrter |vgl. Gelehrter jemand, der ohne Verbindung zum Leben und zur Praxis wissenschaftlich arbeitet

Stubengenosse

Stu ben ge nos se Substantiv, maskulin , der |St u bengenosse |Stubenkamerad

Stubengenossin

Stu ben ge nos sin Substantiv, feminin , die |St u bengenossin |weibliche Form zu Stubengenosse

Stubenhocker

Stu ben ho cker Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich abwertend , der |St u benhocker |jemand, der kaum aus dem Zimmer, aus der Wohnung geht und sich lieber zu Hause beschäftigt

Stubenhockerei

Stu ben ho cke rei Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend , die |Stubenhocker ei |Verhalten, Lebensweise eines Stubenhockers

Stubenhockerin

Stu ben ho cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St u benhockerin |weibliche Form zu Stubenhocker

Stubenkamerad

Stu ben ka me rad Substantiv, maskulin , der |St u benkamerad |jemand, der zur gleichen Stube 2a gehört

Stubenkameradin

Stu ben ka me ra din Substantiv, feminin , die |St u benkameradin |weibliche Form zu Stubenkamerad

Stubenkücken

Stu ben kü cken Substantiv, Neutrum österreichisch Kochkunst , das Stubenküken |St u benkücken |sechs bis acht Wochen altes, gemästetes Küken

Stubenküken

Stu ben kü ken Substantiv, Neutrum Kochkunst , das Stubenkücken |St u benküken |sechs bis acht Wochen altes, gemästetes Küken

Stubenmusi

Stu ben mu si Substantiv, feminin bayrisch, österreichisch , die |St u benmusi |Volksmusik [gruppe ]

stubenrein

stu ben rein Adjektiv |st u benrein |a (von Hunden und Katzen ) so zur Sauberkeit erzogen, dass die Notdurft nur im Freien verrichtet wird das Tier ist stubenrein b scherzhaft nicht unanständig, nicht anstößig, moralisch sauber der Witz ist stubenrein

Stubentiger

Stu ben ti ger Substantiv, maskulin scherzhaft , der |St u bentiger |Katze

Stubenwagen

Stu ben wa gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |St u benwagen |nur für das Zimmer bestimmter Korbwagen, in dem Säuglinge in den ersten Wochen schlafen

Stüber

Stü ber Substantiv, maskulin , der |St ü ber |der Stüber; Genitiv: des Stübers, Plural: die Stüber niederländisch frühere niederrheinische Münze; auch kurz für Nasenstüber

Stüberl

Stü berl Substantiv, Neutrum bayrisch, österreichisch , das |St ü berl |das Stüberl; Genitiv: des Stüberls, Plural: die Stüberl [n ] kleine Stube, Gaststube

Stüblein

Stüb lein Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St ü blein |das Stüblein; Genitiv: des Stübleins, Plural: die Stüblein Stübchen

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stub

stub /stʌb /名詞 C 1 (タバコ鉛筆ろうそくなどの )短くなった使い残り [吸いさし ].2 (チケット入場券などの )半券 .3 (小切手帳などの )控え .動詞～s ; ～bed ; ～bing 他動詞 1 «…に » 〈つま先〉をぶつける «on , against » .2 〈タバコ葉巻〉をもみ消す (out ).

stubble

stub ble /stʌ́b (ə )l /名詞 U (麦などの )刈り株 ; 短く刈った頭髪 ; 無精ひげ .

stubbly

st ú b bly 形容詞刈り株だらけの ; (髪ひげなどが )短くて硬い .

stubborn

stub born /stʌ́bə r n |-b (ə )n /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人などが〉 «…に関して » 頑固な , 強情な , かたくなな (obstinate ) «about » ▸ a stubborn woman 強情な女 ▸ He's really stubborn about learning computers .彼は頑としてコンピュータを習わない ▸ (as ) stubborn as a mule とても頑固な 2 〈行動態度などが〉頑強な , 不屈の , 断固とした , しぶとい ▸ a stubborn refusal 断固とした拒否 ▸ stubborn resistance [determination ]しぶとい抵抗 [確固たる決意 ]3 〖通例名詞の前で〗扱いにくい , 手に負えない〈問題動物など〉; 落ちにくい〈しみなど〉; 治りにくい〈病気など〉▸ stubborn facts 曲げようのない事実 ▸ a stubborn engine かかりにくいエンジン～ly 副詞頑固に, 強情に ; 頑強に, しぶとく .～ness 名詞 U 頑固 [強情, 頑強 ](さ ).

stubby

stub by /stʌ́bi /形容詞ずんぐりした, (指などが )普通より短い .