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Hub

noun
/hʌb/
Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounThe central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
2.nounA 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."
3.nounA central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub
4.nounA computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
5.nounA stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
6.nounA male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
7.nounThe hilt of a weapon.
8.nounA rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
"a hub in the road"
9.nounAn area in a video game from which most or all of the game's levels are accessed.
10.nounA goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
11.nounA hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
12.nounA screw hob.
13.nounA block for scotching a wheel.

Synonyms

hub worldcivic centerdown townmunicipal centersprocketpivotlinchpinwheelfulcrumpolecrossroadsintersection

Rhymes With

squibclubsnubstubscrubdrubrubgrub
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