HyperDic: stubble

English > 2 senses of the word stubble:
NOUNsubstancestubble, chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, strawmaterial consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
bodystubbleshort stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
stubble > pronunciation
Soundsstah'bahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > stubble: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaningmaterial consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
Synonymschaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw
Narrowerbranbroken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
Broaderplant material, plant substancematerial derived from plants
Spanishbarcia, cascabillo, cáscara, gluma, paja
Catalanboll
English > stubble: 2 senses > noun 2, body
Meaningshort stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days.
Broaderbeard, face fungus, whiskersThe hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
Spanishbarba

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