Noun
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

Noun
the part of a check that is retained as a record

Noun
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

Noun
a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"

Noun
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

Verb
strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"

n.
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.

n.
A log; a block; a blockhead.

n.
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.

n.
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.

n.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.

n.
A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

v. t.
To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

v. t.
To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.

v. t.
To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.

Stub

Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.

And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.

Stub

What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land.

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.

To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.