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The Meaning of hub

  • (n.) The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
  • (n.) The hilt of a weapon.
  • (n.) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
  • (n.) A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
  • (n.) A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
  • (n.) A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
  • (n.) A block for scotching a wheel.

Rhymes

bub , bubb , chubb , club , clubb , cub , drub , dub , grub , grubb , jubb , nightclub , nub , pub , rub , scrub , shrub , snub , squib , strub , strubbe , stub , stubbe , sub , tub , tubb , washtub