the nub of the matter
11nub — noun the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc the main point of a problem etc: Differing social attitudes lie at the nub of the dispute …
12matter — Synonyms and related words: activities, activity, ado, affair, affairs, air, ambition, amount, amount to something, amplitude, annoyance, anxiety, argument, article, aspect, aspiration, atom, atomic particles, atoms, autograph, bag, basis, be… …
13nub — noun 1》 (the nub) the crux or central point of a matter. 2》 a small lump or protuberance. ↘a small chunk or nugget of metal or rock. Origin C17: appar. a var. of dialect knub protuberance …
14nub — Synonyms and related words: axiom, axis, bench mark, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, cardinal point, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chief …
15nub — n 1. knob, knop, pommel, nubbin, nubble; bump, hump, node, nodule; protuberance, protrusion, gall, growth, excrescence, tubercle, tuberculum, Bot. tubercule, tuberosity, tumor; bulge, swelling, tumescence, gibbosity, Bot., Zool. boss; knot, bunch …
16nub — n. 1 the point or gist (of a matter or story). 2 a small lump, esp. of coal. 3 a stub; a small residue. Derivatives: nubby adj. Etymology: app. var. of knub, f. MLG knubbe, knobbe KNOB …
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19Evolution of the horse — This image shows a representative sequence but should not be construed to represent a straight line evolution of the horse. Reconstruction, left forefoot skeleton (third digit emphasized yellow) and longitudinal section of molars of selected… …
20name of the game — Synonyms and related words: bench mark, cardinal point, chief thing, climax, core, cornerstone, crisis, critical point, crux, essence, essential, essential matter, fundamental, gist, gravamen, great point, heart, high point, important thing,… …
