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hub
English
Etymology
From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?b/
- Rhymes: -?b
Noun
hub (plural hubs)
- The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
- A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted.
- A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub
- (networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
- A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
- (obsolete) The hilt of a weapon.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- (US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
- a hub in the road
- (video games) An area in a video game from which most or all of the game's levels are accessed.
- 2014, Julian Hazeldine, Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog (page 47)
- In a break with tradition, these levels are tackled in any order, with the next act chosen from a semi-random selection machine located in the game's hub area.
- 2014, Julian Hazeldine, Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog (page 47)
- A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
- A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
- A screw hob.
- A block for scotching a wheel.
Derived terms
- hubbed
- hubbing
- hub world
Synonyms
- (video games): hub world
Translations
Anagrams
- Buh, hbu
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?up/
- Rhymes: -up
- Homophone: hup
Noun
hub f
- genitive plural of houba
Noun
hub f
- genitive plural of huba
Verb
hub
- second-person singular imperative of hubit
Italian
Etymology
From English hub.
Noun
hub m (invariable)
- hub (transport, computing)
Portuguese
Etymology
From English hub.
Noun
hub m (plural hubs)
- (networking) hub (device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices such as they act as a single network segment)
Spanish
Etymology
From English hub.
Noun
hub m (plural hubs)
- (networking) hub
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?/
Noun
hub
- a clay pot or vase, especially as used for storing food or water
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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hubcap
English
Alternative forms
- hub cap
Etymology
hub +? cap
Noun
hubcap (plural hubcaps)
- A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel.
Synonyms
- wheel cover, wheel trim
Translations
Further reading
- hubcap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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