nub

n.

1. A protuberance or knob.
2. A small lump.
3. The essence; the core: the nub of a story.

[Variant of knub, probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German, variant of knobbe.]

nubby nub'by adj.

noun

1. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: bump, hump, knob, knot, lump¹, protuberance. See convex/concave.
2. The most central and material part: core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, quintessence, root¹, soul, spirit, stuff, substance. Law gravamen. See be.

n

Definition: core, gist
Antonyms: exterior, outside

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small lump or protuberance

Meaning #2: a small piece
  Synonym: stub

Meaning #3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  Synonyms: kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klump, stykke, kerne, hovedpunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
essentie, brokje, knobbel

Français (French)
n. - fond (du problème), petit morceau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kern, kleiner Klumpen, Stummel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γρομπαλάκι, (μτφ.) το ζουμί, το ψητό

Italiano (Italian)
essenza, pezzetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nó (m), protuberância (f), ponto (m) essencial

Русский (Russian)
регулятор, суть

Español (Spanish)
n. - trocito, nudo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bit, stycke, noppa, knut, knöl, kärna, kärnpunkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小块, 结节, 瘤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小塊, 結節, 瘤

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 요점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小塊, 切れ端, 核心, 結び目, 要点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقدة, نتوء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיקר, גושיש, גוש קטן, תמצית, גבשושית‬

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