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hub¹
- /hʌb/
- /hʊb/ Ireland, Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb
Where it comes from
From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown. Compare German Hubbel (“bump on a surface”), from Proto-West Germanic *hubil (“bump, hill”) (which contains a diminutive suffix *-il); compare English hive, or perhaps ultimately from the same root as hip or hop.
noun hubs
- The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
- A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted. Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.
- A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
- A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
- A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
- A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction. a hub in the road
- An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed. In a break with tradition, these levels are tackled in any order, with the next act chosen from a semi-random selection machine located in the game's hub area.
- A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
- A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
- A screw hob.
- A block for scotching a wheel.
Similar: hub world
proper noun the hub
- Alternative letter-case form of Hub
Hub²
Where it comes from
From hub.
proper noun the Hub
- Nickname for Boston: a major city in Massachusetts, United States.
Hub³
Where it comes from
Clipping of Pornhub, from hub.
proper noun the Hub · hub
- Pornhub. It will eventually, the Hub will replace every video site since it has everything for let's plays to porn.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: civic center, down town, municipal center, sprocket, pivot, linchpin, wheel, fulcrum, pole, crossroads, intersection, crossroad, juncture, gateway, bow, shelf
noun
Similar: hub world
Translations
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noun central part of a wheel
| Español | buje, maza |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 轂 koshiki |
| 中文 | 轂 /毂 gǔ, 輪轂 /轮毂 lúngǔ |
| Kiswahili | vitovu |
| Português | cubo de roda |
| Français | moyeu |
| Deutsch | Nabe, Radnabe |
| Italiano | mozzo |
| Ελληνικά | πλήμνη plímni, χοινίκη choiníki, αφαλός afalós |
| Русский | ступи́ца stupíca, вту́лка vtúlka |
| Tiếng Việt | trục bánh xe |
noun point where many routes meet
| Español | distribuidor vial, nudo, centro, punto de transbordo |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | vitovu |
| Português | cruzamento, entroncamento |
| Français | carrefour, pôle |
| Deutsch | Drehkreuz, Drehscheibe, Knotenpunkt, Zentrum |
| Italiano | incrocio, punto di snodo |
| Ελληνικά | κόμβος kómvos |
| Русский | перекрёсток perekrjóstok, узел uzel, хаб xab |
noun computer networking device
| Español | concentrador, multiplexor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ハブ habu |
| 中文 | 集線器 /集线器 jíxiànqì |
| Kiswahili | vitovu |
| Português | hub |
| Français | concentrateur, commutateur |
| Deutsch | Hub, Netzknoten |
| Italiano | concentratore |
| Ελληνικά | πλήμνη plímni |
| Русский | хаб xab, концентратор koncentrator |
noun stake with a nail in it
| Kiswahili | vitovu |
|---|---|
| Português | poste |
| Deutsch | Pflock |
| Italiano | stadia, mira, asta graduata |
| Русский | колышек kolyšek |
noun male weasel
| Deutsch | Rüde |
|---|
noun goal or mark
| Deutsch | Ziel |
|---|
noun hardened, engraved steel punch
| Deutsch | Prägestempel |
|---|
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title = {hub},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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