Nubbin: alternatives and connections

The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining l…

The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.

Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.

A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and sock…

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thu…

A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a…

any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin.

The top or head of anything.

A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.

A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or earl…

Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water.

The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the cover…