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Definition of stubble

stubble

/ˈstʌb.əl/
stub · ble
Plural:stubbles
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Adjective:stubbly
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Past Simple:stubbled
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Past Participle:stubbled
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Present Participle:stubbling
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stubble Lexical Profile

stubble Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

Short, stiff hairs growing on a person's face or body after not shaving for a few days.

Example

"He rubbed the rough gray stubble on his chin while reading the morning newspaper."

2

The cut stalks of cereal plants left sticking out of the ground after the grain is harvested.

Example

"Flocks of geese foraged for fallen grain among the golden wheat stubble."

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• verb

1

To clear a field of leftover crop stalks, or to plow them into the soil.

Example

"The farmers worked until dusk to stubble the barley fields before the autumn rains arrived."

• Rhymes for stubble

• Nearby Words

stuart
stub
stubbiness
stubble
stubbled
stubbly
stubborn

Word Origin & Etymology

Entered Middle English from Old French 'estuble', which evolved from Vulgar Latin 'stupula', a variant of Classical Latin 'stipula' meaning a stalk, stem, or blade of straw.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Stubble. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/stubble
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