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Meaning of nubbin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnʌbɪn

Definitions

  1. A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
  2. A small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.
  3. Synonym of clitoris.

Examples

“As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole.”
“She walks to the next room, a little larger, holding a double bed. The shade is half drawn, and low light gives each nubbin of the bedspread a shadow.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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