nubbly
Use Nubbly in a sentence
li adjective, nub·bli·er, nub·bli·est.
1.
full of small protuberances.
2.
in the form of small lumps.
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nub (nʌb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small lump or protuberance |
| 2. | a small piece or chunk |
| 3. | the point or gist: the nub of a story |
| 4. | a small fibrous knot in yarn |
| [C16: variant of knub, from Middle Low German knubbe | |
| 'nubbly | |
| —adj | |
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Nubbly
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| nubble (ˈnʌbəl) | |
| —n | |
| a small lump | |
| [C19: diminutive of | |
| 'nubbly | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
The bed was unmade, the sheets pink with a nubbly chenille coverlet.
The underside of the foot also has a coarse, nubbly surface that helps it grip its prey and perch.
He had on jeans, and a nubbly green windbreaker with flashes of purple at the nape.
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