| NOUN | substance | stubble, chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
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| body | stubble | short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days |
| Sounds | stah'bahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw | |
| Narrower | bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting |
| Broader | plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants |
| Spanish | barcia, cascabillo, cáscara, gluma, paja | |
| Catalan | boll | |
| Meaning | short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days. | |
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| Broader | beard, face fungus, whiskers | The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
| Spanish | barba | |
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