STUBBLE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word stubble. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for STUBBLE
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| beard | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face • a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses • a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) • hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals • tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface verb • go along the rim, like a beard around the chin | ||||||||
| bristle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic • a stiff hair verb • be in a state of movement or action • rise up as in fear • have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles • react in an offended or angry manner | ||||||||
| prickly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
| rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||||
| whiskers | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face | ||||||||
| chaff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure verb • be silly or tease one another | ||||||||
| husk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds verb • remove the husks from | ||||||||
| shuck | verbv | |||||||
noun • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds verb • remove from the shell • remove the shucks from | ||||||||
| stalk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ • a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush • the act of following prey stealthily • a stiff or threatening gait verb • walk stiffly • follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to • go through (an area) in search of prey | ||||||||
| straw | nounn | |||||||
noun • plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white • a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth adjective satellite • of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored verb • cover or provide with or as if with straw • spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) | ||||||||
| stub | 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 | ||||||||
| stump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled • the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed • (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket • a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it verb • cause to be perplexed or confounded • walk heavily • travel through a district and make political speeches • remove tree stumps from | ||||||||
