nubnoun [ S ]
uk/nʌb/us/nʌb/the most important or basic part of something:
What do you think is the nub of the problem?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- be-all
- big league
- biggie
- building block
- flagship
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- kernel
- keynote
- keystone
- nucleus
- pivot
- prerequisite
- priority
- requisite
- sine qua non
- supply
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