Nub vs. Rub

Nubverb

To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.

Nubnoun

A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.

Nubnoun

a small lump or protuberance

Nubnoun

a small piece;

Nubnoun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

Rubnoun

An act of rubbing.

Rubnoun

A difficulty or problem.

Rubnoun

In the game of crown green bowls: any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

Rubnoun

Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

Rubnoun

A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.

Rubverb

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Rubverb

(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).

Rubverb

(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.

Rubverb

(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Rubverb

(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.

Rubverb

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

Rubverb

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Rubverb

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.

Rubverb

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

Rubverb

To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.

Rubverb

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Rubverb

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; - often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.

Rubverb

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Rubverb

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.

Rubverb

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

Rubverb

To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

Rubnoun

The act of rubbing; friction.

Rubnoun

That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.

Rubnoun

Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.

Rubnoun

Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.

Rubnoun

Imperfection; failing; fault.

Rubnoun

A chance.

Rubnoun

A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; - called also rubstone.

Rubnoun

an unforeseen obstacle

Rubnoun

the act of rubbing or wiping;

Rubverb

move over something with pressure;

Rubverb

cause friction;

Rubverb

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;

Rubverb

apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion

Rubverb

move (one's hand, a cloth, or another object) back and forth against a surface

Rubverb

apply (ointment, polish, or a similar substance) with a back and forth motion

Rubverb

make dry, clean, or smooth by rubbing

Rubverb

work an ingredient into (a mixture) by breaking and blending it with firm movements of one's fingers

Rubverb

reproduce the design of (a sepulchral brass or a stone) by rubbing paper laid on it with coloured wax, pencil, or chalk, etc.

Rubverb

(with reference to two things) move or cause to move to and fro against each other with a certain amount of friction

Rubverb

(of shoes or other hard items in contact with the skin) cause pain through friction

Rubverb

(of a bowl) be slowed or diverted by the unevenness of the ground.

Rubnoun

an act of rubbing

Rubnoun

an ointment designed to be rubbed on the skin to ease pain

Rubnoun

the central problem or difficulty in a situation

Rubnoun

(in bowling) an uneven patch of ground that impedes or diverts a bowl.