Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 26 compound words that contain stub. The most common are listed below. Open stub in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- pay stubA piece of paper provided by an employer to an employee as an indication of payment of wages or salary; it generally includes details such as the amount of tax withheld, and is attached to the payment if by check.
- stub axleAn axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.
- stub-tailSynonym of water moccasin, the semiaquatic venomous snake Agkistrodon piscivorus.
- pencil stubA tiny pencil (either manufactured that way, or become that way through constant usage).
- stub outTo extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.
- candle-stubAlternative form of candlestub: The end of a candle that has mostly burned away.
- stub endThe enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
- stub endsplural of stub end: The enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
- stub ironIron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails; once used in making gun barrels.
- stub nailAn old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off.
- stub nailsplural of stub nail: An old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off.
- stub twistMaterial for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
- stub axlesplural of stub axle: An axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.
- stub mortiseA mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
- stub-tailed morphoA butterfly, Morpho theseus
- stub-tailed morphosplural of stub-tailed morpho: A butterfly, Morpho theseus
- stub mortisesplural of stub mortise: A mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
Compound words 26
- candlestubThe end of a candle that has mostly burned away.
- stubtailAny of the three species of passerine birds in the genus Urosphena, native to Asia.
- stubbifyTo make (something) use stubs (placeholder procedures).
- substubA subheading below a stub (stub head) in a table; a stub subordinate to another stub.
- stubifyTo make something use stubs (placeholder procedures).
- stublessWithout a stub.
- stublikeResembling or characteristic of a stub; stubby.
- stubberOne who, or that which, stubs.
- stubbornRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
- stubbleShort, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.