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[ kuhb ] / kʌb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cub ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger. a young shark. a young and inexperienced person, especially a callow youth or young man. a young person serving as an apprentice. cub reporter. cub scout. (initial capital letter)Aeronautics, Trademark. any small, light monoplane with a high wing, a single engine, and an enclosed cabin. verb (used without object), cubbed, cub·bing.to work as a cub reporter. (of a female bear, lion, tiger, etc.) to give birth to a cub or cubs. Origin of cubFirst recorded in 1520–30; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse kobbi “young seal,” kubbr “stump,” hence, “short, thick-set person” OTHER WORDS FROM cubcubbish, adjectiveWords nearby cubcu, cuadrilla, Cuando, Cuanza, cuatro, cub, Cuba, cubage, Cuba libre, Cuban, cubane Definition for cub (2 of 2)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cubThe end is here, but for cub detective Henry Palace, there is still one more case to solve—that of his missing sister. What Would You Do if the World Was Over?|William O’Connor|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST If true, the cub would be named 100 days after the birth, as the Chinese tradition goes. The Week in Weird: A Skyscraper Missing Elevators, ‘Frankenfish’ & More|Anna Brand|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST One mother had an alarm go off on her phone saying it was time to take her boy to a Cub Scout meeting. Sandy Hook, Connecticut: A Small Town Devastated|Eliza Shapiro, Matthew Zeitlin|December 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST At what point can you tell that the “cub” has graduated to a more mature sexual persona? Queen of the Cougars|Ezrha Jean Black|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It does not help that he once misspelled he name of Cub former star Ryne Sandberg and gave the wrong address for Wrigley Field. Rahm's Toughest Hurdle|Dirk Johnson|October 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST She pushed the cub straight into one; but jerked him back unceremoniously before the mud had time to get any grip upon him. The House in the Water|Charles G. D. Roberts The little professor, most comical of all, resembled nothing so much as the cub of an Arctic bear. Off on a Comet|Jules Verne That's the way a wolf or a tiger would sound, outside the circle of a fire's glow, unable to help its kitten or cub. Winner Take All|Larry Evans Dalgard had known Sssuri since he was a toddler and the other a cub coming to see the wonders of dry land for the first time. Orders immediately came for the corps to proceed to Cub Run, about two miles beyond Centreville. Three Years in the Sixth Corps|George T. Stevens
British Dictionary definitions for cub (1 of 2)
nounthe young of certain animals, such as the lion, bear, etc a young or inexperienced person verb cubs, cubbing or cubbedDerived forms of cubcubbish, adjectivecubbishly, adverbWord Origin for cubC16: perhaps from Old Norse kubbi young seal; see cob 1 British Dictionary definitions for cub (2 of 2)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 Words related to cubwhelp, offspring |