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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