different between nub vs centre

English

Etymology 1

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?b/

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

1. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
2. A small lump or knob.
3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.

   Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
4. (slang) The clitoris.
   • 2007, Melissa MacNeal, Hot for It, ?ISBN, page 198[1]:

     “ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”

   • 2008, Arianna Hart, A Man for Marley, ?ISBN, page 82[2]:

     When he used his fingers to rub her nub, he didn't have to wait anymore. She exploded for the second time that morning,...

   • 2010, Beverly Rae, Wild Cat, ?ISBN, page 81[3]:

     He stroked her, using her movements to increase the pressure on her nub, catching her between his fingers.

5. (computing, colloquial) a pointing stick

Translations

Verb

nub (third-person singular simple present nubs, present participle nubbing, simple past and past participle nubbed)

1. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
2. To push; to nudge.
3. To beckon.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of noob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nub/

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

1. (Internet slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.

Anagrams

• BUN, Bun, bun

Albanian

Etymology

From English noob, from newbie.

Noun

nub m

1. (slang, chiefly Kosovo) newbie, amateur

Synonyms

• amator m, axhami m

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron), from ??????? (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sen.t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.t?/, [?s?.???]
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): [?s????]
• Hyphenation: cen?tre
• Rhymes: -?nt?(r)
• Homophone: sinner (pin-pen merger)
• Homophone: center

Noun

centre (plural centres)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center

Translations

Anagrams

• Center, center, recent, tenrec

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron), from ??????? (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?sen.t??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?sen.t?e/

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

1. center (point in the interior of a circle)
2. center (middle portion of something)
3. center (place where some function or activity occurs)
4. center (topic that is particularly important)
5. downtown (business center of a city)

Derived terms

Related terms

• central
• cèntric

Further reading

• “centre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “centre” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “centre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “centre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Adverb

centre

1. centrally

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron, “sharp point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??t?/
  • (FR) IPA^(key): [s??t?], [s??t?]

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

1. centre, center
2. (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “centre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• créent
• récent

Portuguese

Verb

centre

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
3. first-person singular imperative of centrar
4. third-person singular imperative of centrar

Spanish

Verb

centre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of centrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of centrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of centrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of centrar.