stubby fingers

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• stubby — I UK [ˈstʌbɪ] / US adjective Word forms stubby : adjective stubby comparative stubbier superlative stubbiest short and thick short stubby fingers/legs II UK [ˈstʌbɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms stubby : singular stubby plural stubbies… …   English dictionary

• stubby — adjective (stubbier; est) Date: 15th century 1. abounding with stubs 2. a. resembling a stub ; being short and thick < stubby fingers > b. being short and thickset ; squat c. being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stubby — stub|by1 [ stʌbi ] adjective short and thick: short stubby fingers/legs stubby stub|by 2 noun count AUSTRALIAN a small wide bottle of beer …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stubby — stubbily, adv. stubbiness, n. /stub ee/, adj., stubbier, stubbiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling a stub. 2. short and thick or broad; thick set or squat: stubby fingers. 3. consisting of or abounding in stubs. 4. bristly, as the hair or… …   Universalium

• stubby — stub|by [ˈstʌbi] adj short and thick or fat ▪ stubby fingers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stubby — stub•by [[t]ˈstʌb i[/t]] adj. bi•er, bi•est 1) of or resembling a stub 2) short and thick or broad; thickset or squat: stubby fingers[/ex] 3) consisting of or abounding in stubs • Etymology: 1565–75 stub′bi•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• stubby — adjective short and thick or fat: stubby little fingers …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stocky — stocky, thickset, thick, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy are comparable when they apply to build of the human body and mean being relatively compact in form. Stocky implies a short and wide or thick build and is likely to be complimentary in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• stub´bi|ness — stub|by «STUHB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. 1. a) short and thick or broad: »stubby fingers, a stubby figure. His stubby fingered, thick veined hands and his short, corded arms were like steel and leather (Atlantic). b) short and blunt as the… …   Useful english dictionary

• stub|by — «STUHB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. 1. a) short and thick or broad: »stubby fingers, a stubby figure. His stubby fingered, thick veined hands and his short, corded arms were like steel and leather (Atlantic). b) short and blunt as the result of …   Useful english dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary