NUBBINS Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word nubbins. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word nubbins. (close relations)

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	burls				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer • a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design verb • remove the burls from cloth
	buttons				nounn
	noun • a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes • an electrical switch operated by pressing • any of various plant parts that resemble buttons • a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment • a female sexual organ homologous to the penis • a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism • any artifact that resembles a button • a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action verb • provide with buttons • fasten with buttons
	excrescences				nounn
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
	knobs				nounn
	noun • a circular rounded projection or protuberance • a round handle • any thickened enlargement • an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
	nodes				nounn
	noun • a connecting point at which several lines come together • any thickened enlargement • (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge • (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system • (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane • the source of lymph and lymphocytes • any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part • (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
	projections				nounn
	noun • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations • the projection of an image from a film onto a screen • a planned undertaking • any structure that branches out from a central support • any solid convex shape that juts out from something • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else • the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality • the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction • the act of projecting out from something • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
	protrusions				nounn
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something
	protuberances				nounn
	noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
	stubs				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost • a small piece • a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt • the part of a check that is retained as a record • the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) verb • pull up (weeds) by their roots • extinguish by crushing • clear of weeds by uprooting them • strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

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