n.
Pronunciation: ' st ə b
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse st ū fr stump, Greek stypos stem
Date: before 12th century
1 a : STUMP 2 b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost
2 : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape especially : a pen with a short blunt nib
3 : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up <a pencil stub >
4 : something cut short or stunted
5 a : a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the spine for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b : the part of a ticket returned to the user