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stubble

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stub·ble  (stbl)
n.
1. The short, stiff stalks of grain or hay remaining on a field after harvesting.
2. Something resembling this material, especially the short growth of hair that eventually protrudes from the skin after shaving.

[Middle English stuble, from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, stupla, variant of stipula, straw.]

stubbled adj.
stubbly adj.

stubble [ˈstʌbəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a.  the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested
b.  (as modifier) a stubble field
2. any bristly growth or surface
[from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, variant of stipula stalk, stem, stubble]
stubbly  adj

Stubble stumps of the stalks of wheat or other grain, collectively, 1846.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stubblestubble - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
bran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants
2.stubble - short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
beard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

stubble
noun
1. straw, stalks The stubble was burning in the fields.
2. bristles, hair, whiskers, beard, facial hair, designer stubble, five o'clock shadow His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.
Translations
stubble [ˈstʌbl] N
1. (Agr) → rastrojo m
2. (on chin) → barba f (incipiente)

stubble [ˈstʌbəl] n
(in field)chaume m
(on chin)barbe f de plusieurs jours

stubble
n no plStoppeln pl; a field of stubbleein Stoppelfeld nt

stubble [ˈstʌbl] n (in field) → stoppia; (on chin) → barba di due giorni
stubble [ˈstʌbl] n (in field) → stoppia; (on chin) → barba di due giorni

stubble
n stubble [ˈstabl]
1 the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut. stoppel جُذامَة الحِنْطَه стърнище strniště stubbe die Stoppeln (pl.) υπολείμματα σιτηρών, καλαμιές rastrojo kõrretüügas كاه بن sänki chaume שֶׁלֶף खूंटी strnjika tarló tunggul batang kornhá, kornstönglastubbar stoppia 刈り株 그루터기 ražiena rugāji tunggul jerami stoppel stubb ściernisko restolho mi­rişte жнивьё strnisko strnišče strnjika stubb โคนต้นที่เหลืออยู่หลังเก็บเกี่ยว ekin kökü, anız (莊稼收割後的)殘株 стерня پودوں کے ٹھنٹھ جو فصل کٹنے کے بعد کھیت میں رہ جاتے ہیں gốc rạ)茬
2 short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin. stoppel شَعْر الوَجْه قَبْلَ حَلْقِه набола брада strniště (vousů) skægstub die Bartstoppeln (pl.) αξύριστα γένια barba de tres días, barba incipiente habemetüügas ته ريش sänki barbe de plusieurs jours זִיפִים ठूंठी kratka, oštra brada, čekinjava kosa borostás áll janggut pendek skeggbroddar (barba corta e ispida) 無精ひげ 짧은 수염 šeriai, neskusta barzda bārdas rugāji janggut yang baru tumbuh stoppel skjeggstubber nieogolona broda pelos de barba barbă nerasă de câteva zile щетина strnisko ščetine oštra brada skäggstubb โคนหนวดเคราที่ไม่ได้โกน hafif uzamış sakal 鬚茬 щетина خشخشی داڑھی یا بال râu, tóc mọc lởm chởm
adj stubbly
stoppelagtig مُغَطّى بِجُذامَة الحِنْطَه أو شَعْر الوَجْه набол neoholený ubarberet stoppelig αξύριστος mal afeitado, con barba de tres días tüükaline ته ريش دار sänkinen mal rasé בַּעַל זִיפִים खूंटीदार strnjikav, čekinjast letarolt; borostás penuh tunggul broddóttur ispido 刈り株のような 그루터기가 많은; 그루터기와 같은 dygus, apžėlęs rugājiem klāts; ass berjanggut yang baru tumbuh stoppelig stubbet szczeciniasty, nieogolony espetado prost bărbierit пожнивный; щетинистый neoholený ščetinast oštar sträv, borstig ที่ยังหลงเหลืออยู่ tıraşlı 布滿茬兒的 стерньовий; щетинистий خشخشی داڑھی یا بالوں والا شخص ngắn và dày, có nhiều gốc cây


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The narrow lane of stubble encompassing the field grew wider with each circuit, and the standing corn was reduced to smaller area as the morning wore on.
Stubble and Spooney thought him a sort of Apollo; Dobbin took him to be an Admirable Crichton; and Mrs.
The two weeks' stubble on his face was grey and brown and red and greenish yellow--as if it had been made up from individual contributions from the chorus of a musical comedy.
 
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