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stump
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- pronunciation:
- stuhmp
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
After a tree is cut down, what is left sticking out of the ground is the stump of the tree.
During our hike in the woods, we found a stump to sit on while we ate our lunch. |
| definition 2: |
What is left after something has been cut off or used up is sometimes called a stump.
The man put out the stump of his cigar in the ashtray.- similar words:
- end
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| related words: |
log |
| derivation: |
stumper (n.) |
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