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nub

(n/@/b )

a small lump or protuberance(noun.shape)

Synonym:
nubble

source: wordnet30
a small piece(noun.object)

Example:
A nub of coal.

Synonym:
stub

source: wordnet30
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience(noun.cognition)

Example:
The nub of the story.

Synonym:
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, sum

source: wordnet30
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.(noun)

source: webster1913

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