slovo | definícia |
stub (mass) | stub
- pahýľ |
stub (encz) | stub,narazit si palec u nohy v: Pino |
stub (encz) | stub,pahýl Zdeněk Brož |
stub (encz) | stub,pařez n: Zdeněk Brož |
stub (encz) | stub,stvrzenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
stub (encz) | stub,ústřižek n: parkmaj |
stub (encz) | stub,útržek n: parkmaj |
Stub (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
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Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
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And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
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2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
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3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
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6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
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Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stubbing.]
1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
edible roots.
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What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to
a piece of land. --Berkley.
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2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object. [U. S.]
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stub (wn) | stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch
is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn:
nub, stub]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn: stub, ticket stub]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn:
stub, check stub, counterfoil]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a
cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: butt, stub]
v 1: pull up (weeds) by their roots
2: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
3: clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
4: strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She
stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
stub (foldoc) | stub
1. A dummy procedure used when linking a program
with a run-time library. The stub routine need not contain
any code and is only present to prevent "undefined label"
errors at link time.
2. A local procedure in a {remote
procedure call}. The client calls the stub to perform some
task and need not necessarily be aware that RPC is involved.
The stub transmits parameters over the network to the server
and returns the results to the caller.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
stub (mass) | stub
- pahýľ |
check stub (encz) | check stub, n: |
stub (encz) | stub,narazit si palec u nohy v: Pinostub,pahýl Zdeněk Brožstub,pařez n: Zdeněk Brožstub,stvrzenka n: Zdeněk Brožstub,ústřižek n: parkmajstub,útržek n: parkmaj |
stub nail (encz) | stub nail, n: |
stub out (encz) | stub out, v: |
stubbed (encz) | stubbed, |
stubbiness (encz) | stubbiness, n: |
stubbing (encz) | stubbing, |
stubble (encz) | stubble,strniště Zdeněk Brož |
stubbled (encz) | stubbled, adj: |
stubblefield (encz) | Stubblefield,Stubblefield n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
stubblefields (encz) | Stubblefields, |
stubblejumper (encz) | stubblejumper, |
stubbly (encz) | stubbly,zarostlý vousy Zdeněk Brož |
stubborn (encz) | stubborn,neohebný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,nepoddajný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,nepovolný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,neústupný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,nezlomný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,paličatý adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,sveřepý adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,trucovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,tvrdohlavý adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,tvrdošijný adj: Zdeněk Brožstubborn,zarytý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stubbornly (encz) | stubbornly,tvrdohlavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
stubbornness (encz) | stubbornness,tvrdohlavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
stubby (encz) | stubby,naježený adj: Jiří Dadákstubby,něco krátkého a tlustého adj: např: stubby fingers Jiří Dadákstubby,pahýlovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožstubby,useknutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stubs (encz) | stubs,naráží Zdeněk Brožstubs,pařezy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožstubs,účtenky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožstubs,ústřižky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožstubs,zbytky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
ticket stub (encz) | ticket stub, n: |
stubblefield (czen) | Stubblefield,Stubblefieldn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Stub end (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
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Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
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And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
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2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
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3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
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6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
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Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub iron (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
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Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
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And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
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2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub mortise (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
[1913 Webster]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub nail (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
[1913 Webster]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub short (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
[1913 Webster]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub shot (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
[1913 Webster]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stub twist (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,
LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
Gr. ?.]
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
[1913 Webster]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has
been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[1913 Webster]
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
check are usually recorded.
[1913 Webster]
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
[1913 Webster]
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
[1913 Webster]
Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
which the strap is fastened.
Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through
the timber in which it is formed.
Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
a short, thick nail.
Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the
end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
connection with the log, until it is split off.
Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
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Stubbed (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stubbing.]
1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
edible roots.
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What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to
a piece of land. --Berkley.
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2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster]Stubbed \Stub"bed\, a.
1. Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something
truncated; blunt; obtuse.
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2. Abounding in stubs; stubby.
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A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. --R. Browning.
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3. Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. "Stubbed, vulgar
constitutions." --Berkley.
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Stubbedness (gcide) | Stubbedness \Stub"bed*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being stubbed.
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Stubbiness (gcide) | Stubbiness \Stub"bi*ness\, n.
The state of being stubby.
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Stubbing (gcide) | Stub \Stub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stubbing.]
1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
edible roots.
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What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to
a piece of land. --Berkley.
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2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object. [U. S.]
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Stubble (gcide) | Stubble \Stub"ble\, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble,
estuble, F. ['e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula
stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf.
Stipule.]
The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in
the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or
sickle. "After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast
stubble." --Mortimer.
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Stubble goose (Zool.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng.]
--Chaucer.
Stubble rake, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in
stubble.
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Stubble goose (gcide) | Stubble \Stub"ble\, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble,
estuble, F. ['e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula
stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf.
Stipule.]
The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in
the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or
sickle. "After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast
stubble." --Mortimer.
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Stubble goose (Zool.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng.]
--Chaucer.
Stubble rake, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in
stubble.
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Stubble rake (gcide) | Stubble \Stub"ble\, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble,
estuble, F. ['e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula
stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf.
Stipule.]
The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in
the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or
sickle. "After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast
stubble." --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
Stubble goose (Zool.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng.]
--Chaucer.
Stubble rake, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in
stubble.
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Stubbled (gcide) | Stubbled \Stub"bled\, a.
1. Covered with stubble.
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A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. --Gay.
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2. Stubbed; as, stubbled legs. [Obs.] --Skelton.
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Stubbly (gcide) | Stubbly \Stub"bly\, a.
Covered with stubble; stubbled.
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Stubborn (gcide) | Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS.
styb a stub. See Stub.]
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion;
not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; --
said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;
a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees."
--Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common
application." --Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." --Swift.
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And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer.
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These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More.
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Your stubborn usage of the pope. --Shak.
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Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;
contumacious; heady.
Usage: Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or
conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn
describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
Stub"born*ly, adv. -- Stub"born*ness, n.
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Stubbornly (gcide) | Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS.
styb a stub. See Stub.]
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion;
not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; --
said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;
a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees."
--Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common
application." --Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More.
[1913 Webster]
Your stubborn usage of the pope. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;
contumacious; heady.
Usage: Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or
conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn
describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
Stub"born*ly, adv. -- Stub"born*ness, n.
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Stubbornness (gcide) | Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS.
styb a stub. See Stub.]
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion;
not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; --
said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;
a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees."
--Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common
application." --Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." --Swift.
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And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer.
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These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More.
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Your stubborn usage of the pope. --Shak.
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Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;
contumacious; heady.
Usage: Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or
conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn
describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
Stub"born*ly, adv. -- Stub"born*ness, n.
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Stubby (gcide) | Stubby \Stub"by\, a.
1. Abounding with stubs.
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2. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.
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bestubbled (wn) | bestubbled
adj 1: having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn:
bestubbled, stubbled, stubbly] |
check stub (wn) | check stub
n 1: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn:
stub, check stub, counterfoil] |
stub (wn) | stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch
is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn:
nub, stub]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn: stub, ticket stub]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn:
stub, check stub, counterfoil]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a
cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: butt, stub]
v 1: pull up (weeds) by their roots
2: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
3: clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
4: strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She
stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
stub nail (wn) | stub nail
n 1: a short thick nail |
stub out (wn) | stub out
v 1: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub
out}, crush out, extinguish, press out] |
stubbiness (wn) | stubbiness
n 1: the property of being short and broad [syn: squatness,
stubbiness] |
stubble (wn) | stubble
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not
shaved for a few days |
stubbled (wn) | stubbled
adj 1: having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn:
bestubbled, stubbled, stubbly] |
stubbly (wn) | stubbly
adj 1: having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn:
bestubbled, stubbled, stubbly] |
stubborn (wn) | stubborn
adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious
unwillingness to yield [syn: stubborn, obstinate,
unregenerate] [ant: docile]
2: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a
refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" [syn:
refractory, stubborn] |
stubbornly (wn) | stubbornly
adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained
stubbornly in the same position" [syn: stubbornly,
pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately,
cussedly] |
stubbornness (wn) | stubbornness
n 1: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn:
stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness]
2: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn:
stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance,
pigheadedness, self-will] |
stubbs (wn) | Stubbs
n 1: English historian noted for his constitutional history of
medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: Stubbs, {William
Stubbs}] |
stubby (wn) | stubby
adj 1: short and blunt; "stubby fingers"; "a stubby pencil" |
ticket stub (wn) | ticket stub
n 1: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn: stub, ticket stub] |
william stubbs (wn) | William Stubbs
n 1: English historian noted for his constitutional history of
medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: Stubbs, {William
Stubbs}] |
stub (foldoc) | stub
1. A dummy procedure used when linking a program
with a run-time library. The stub routine need not contain
any code and is only present to prevent "undefined label"
errors at link time.
2. A local procedure in a {remote
procedure call}. The client calls the stub to perform some
task and need not necessarily be aware that RPC is involved.
The stub transmits parameters over the network to the server
and returns the results to the caller.
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