stubble

[ stuhb-uh l ]
/ ˈstʌb əl /
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noun

Usually stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
such stumps collectively.
any short, rough growth, as of beard.

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Origin of stubble

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stubble

stub·bled, stub·bly, adjectiveun·stub·bled, adjective

Words nearby stubble

stub, stub axle, stub nail, stubbed, stubbies, stubble, stubble-jumper, stubbled, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, stubbs
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Words related to stubble

imperial, fuzz, brush, goatee, Vandyke, fiber, point, spine, thorn, barb, feeler, whisker, prickle, vibrissa, quill, burnsides, mustache, beard, muttonchops, whiskers

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British Dictionary definitions for stubble

stubble
/ (ˈstʌbəl) /

noun

  1. the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested
  2. (as modifier)a stubble field
any bristly growth or surface

Derived forms of stubble

stubbly, adjective

Word Origin for stubble

C13: from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, variant of stipula stalk, stem, stubble
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