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stubble

[stuhb-uhl]

noun

  1. Usually stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.

  2. such stumps collectively.

  3. any short, rough growth, as of beard.



stubble

/ ˈʌə /

noun

    1. the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested

    2. ( as modifier )

      a stubble field

  1. any bristly growth or surface

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • stubbled adjective
  • stubbly adjective
  • unstubbled adjective
  • ˈٳܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stubble1

1250–1300; Middle English stuble < Old French estuble < Vulgar Latin *stupula, Latin stipula stipule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stubble1

C13: from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, variant of stipula stalk, stem, stubble
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His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

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Police said the attacker is described as a white man with blonde stubble who spoke with a Scottish accent.

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Delhi and northern states annually face smog during the winter due to a confluence of dropping temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speeds, vehicle emissions and crop stubble burning.

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He has a monkish buzz cut, a mustache and a healthy stubble.

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Every year, Delhi and northern states battle hazardous air during the winter months of October to January due to plummeting temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speed, vehicular emissions and crop stubble burning.

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