Hub
Definitions
- The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
- Nickname for Boston: a major city in Massachusetts, United States.
- Pornhub.
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Alternative letter-case form of Hub. alt-of
- A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
- A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
- A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
- A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
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A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction. US
- An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
- A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
- A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
- A screw hob.
- A block for scotching a wheel.
Equivalents
Examples
“If you need⟳ to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end⟳ of its spool.”
“Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.”
“From the ground, Colombo's port does not look⟳ like⟳ much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number⟳ of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India's southern tip⟳.”
“Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense⟳. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock⟳ depot.”
“a hub in the road”
“In a break⟳ with tradition, these levels are tackled in any order⟳, with the next act chosen from a semi-random selection machine located in the game's hub area.”
“It will eventually, the Hub will replace⟳ every video site since it has everything for let's plays to porn.”
“Ive straight up had my girl hand me her phone with the hub opened up because she didnt wana deal⟳ with it lmao”
“Bro must be down bad for being on the Hub in a subway.”
“Damn never knew the hub celebrates fucking rememberence^([sic]) day”
“Why the fuck is SeaWorld on the hub?”
“Should I post⟳ my first video on the hub? 😏”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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