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单词 hubs
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hub

noun

ˈhəb How to pronounce hub (audio)
1
: the central part of a circular object (such as a wheel or propeller)
spokes attached to the hub of the wheel
2
a
: a center of activity : focal point
The island is a major tourist hub.
b
: an airport or city through which an airline routes most of its traffic
c
: a central device that connects multiple computers on a single network (see network entry 1 sense 3b)
3
: a steel punch from which a working die (see die entry 2 sense 3a) for a coin or medal is made

Synonyms

  • axis
  • base
  • capital
  • center
  • central
  • core
  • cynosure
  • epicenter
  • eye
  • focus
  • ground zero
  • heart
  • locus
  • mecca
  • navel
  • nerve center
  • nexus
  • nucleus
  • omphalos
  • seat
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Example Sentences

the hub of the city She was at the hub of all the activity. All of the airline's coast-to-coast flights pass through its hub. The spokes attach to the hub of the wheel.
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Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of hob entry 2

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hub

noun

ˈhəb How to pronounce hub (audio)
1
: the center of a wheel, propeller, or fan
2
: a center of activity
The port is the island's hub.

Medical Definition

hub

noun

ˈhəb How to pronounce hub (audio)
: the enlarged base by which a hollow needle may be attached to a device (as a syringe)

hubs

noun

plural of hub
as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest Broadway is the hub of theater life in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • centers
  • capitals
  • meccas
  • focuses
  • bases
  • hearts
  • nuclei
  • seats
  • cores
  • nexus
  • nexuses
  • epicenters
  • foci
  • nucleuses
  • centrals
  • loci
  • playgrounds
  • headquarters
  • axes
  • nerve centers
  • navels
  • ground zeros
  • eyes
  • cynosures
  • hotbeds
  • magnets
  • omphali
  • hives
  • hot spots
  • attractions
  • kernels
  • nubs
  • playlands
  • piths
  • essences
  • souls
  • deeps
  • lodestones
  • happy hunting grounds
  • loadstones
  • polestars
  • thicks
  • quintessences
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