Sekirov Dictionary

stub

/stʌb/

noun15

  1. Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
  2. The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
  3. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
  4. An old and worn horseshoe nail.
  5. The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
  6. A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
  7. A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
  8. An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
  9. A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
  10. A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
  11. A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
  12. An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
  13. Stub iron.
  14. (no longer used) A log or block of wood.
  15. (no longer used) A blockhead.

verb3

  1. To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
  2. To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
  3. To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
forms

stubbed · stubbing · stubs

Phrases with stub

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