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nub n. 1 projection, protuberance, knob, boss, lump, bump, knop,
protrusion, bulge, node, knot; excrescence, swelling,
tumescence: Press the small nub on the side to open the door.
2 essence, core, heart, nucleus, crux, point, gist, pith,
kernel, nucleus, meat, (sum and) substance, main issue,
gravamen: Let's get to the nub of the argument.
nuclear adj. atomic: He joined the protest march against nuclear
weapons.
nucleus n. core, heart, centre, kernel, pith, focus, nub: We already
have the nucleus of a very good team. The market square was the
nucleus around which many towns were built.
nude adj. unclothed, undressed, uncovered, au naturel, bare, naked,
in the nude, stark naked, undraped, without a stitch (on),
Colloq in the buff, in the altogether, in one's birthday suit,
Brit starkers, Brit and Australian in the nuddy: A nude man
streaked across the football pitch.
nudge v. 1 jog, poke, elbow, jab, dig, bump, prompt, shove; prod,
push, US encourage: I had to nudge him to stay awake for the
film's thrilling climax.
--n. 2 jog, poke, elbow, jab, dig, bump, shove; prod, push,
encouragement: Nigel just needs a nudge in the right direction.
nuisance n. 1 annoyance, inconvenience, trial, ordeal, burden,
irritation, irritant, thorn in the flesh or side, difficulty,
bother, US bur under the saddle, Colloq pain (in the neck or
rear), headache, hassle, Slang US and Canadian pain in the butt,
Taboo slang pain in the Brit arse, or US ass: Having to paint
the room again was a terrible nuisance. 2 bore, pest, nag,
tease, tormentor or tormenter: James has made a nuisance of
himself by telephoning every fifteen minutes.
numb adj. 1 numbed, benumbed, insensible, insensate, dead, deadened,
without feeling, sensationless, senseless; asleep: My feet are
numb from the cold.
--v. 2 benumb, anaesthetize, drug, deaden, dull, freeze,