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stub

noun as in stumpy end

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Tags, receipts, ticket stubs, candy wrappers, even junk mail — they’re all gold for a junk journal.

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What was billed as a battle of heavyweights might instead come down to who manages to stub their toe less.

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While weather conditions are currently favourable for wildfires, they can be sparked by barbecues, cigarette stubs or discarded bottles.

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According to Roberts, Betts stubbed his toe after the team returned from this week’s trip on Wednesday.

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He added stubbing out cigarettes properly was all the more important "with the warm weather and current wildfire warnings".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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