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   nub

   /nʌb/

   noun

   • 1. the crux or central point of a matter: "the nub of the problem lies elsewhere"
   • 2. a small lump or protuberance: "he pressed down on the two nubs on top of the phone"
   • ▪ a small chunk or nugget of metal or rock: "a nub of gold"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting the innermost wrapping of the chrysalis in a silk cocoon): apparently a variant of dialect knub ‘protuberance’, itself either a variant of knob, or from Middle Low German knubbe (German Knubbe) ‘knob’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • N

     1

   • U

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   • B

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