stub

[stuhb] / stʌb /

NOUN

stumpy end

Synonyms

STRONG

butt counterfoil dock remainder remnant root snag stump tag tail

WEAK

short end tail end

Example Sentences

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He stamped on his cigar stub in the ashtray beside the radio and with it, it seemed, the anger too, for his voice grew gentle again.

From Literature

It’s full of letters, ticket stubs, receipts, scribbled notes.

From Literature

A stub of a candle flickers, sending weak light across the deep scratches on his desk.

From Literature

In its way the Prelude stubs its toe on an ancient dilemma: How do we know what is real and what isn’t?

From The Wall Street Journal

He stubbed his toe on a pile of PVC piping, which went rolling across the floor.

From Literature