Bub vs. Hub — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bub and Hub
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Bub
Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a man or boy
See you around, bub.
Hub
Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.
Bub
An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
Hub
The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.
Bub
(slang) A woman's breast.
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Hub
A center of activity or interest; a focal point
Hollywood is the hub of the US movie industry.
Bub
A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
Hub
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
Bub
A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.
Hub
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.
Bub
Clipping of bubble
Hub
A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
Bub
(slang) bubbly; champagne.
Hub
(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
Bub
(obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
Hub
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
Bub
Strong malt liquor.
Hub
A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
Bub
A young brother; a little boy; - a familiar term of address of a small boy.
Hub
(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
A hub in the road
Bub
To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
Hub
(video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
Hub
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
Hub
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
Hub
A screw hob.
Hub
A block for scotching a wheel.
Hub
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
Hub
The hilt of a weapon.
Hub
A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
Hub
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
Hub
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
Hub
A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
Hub
A block for scotching a wheel.
Hub
The central location within which activities tend to concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a focus of activity.
Hub
A large airport used as a central transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air transportation between remote locations by directing travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines from remote locations constitute the so-called hub and spoke system of commercial air passenger transportation. A commercial airline may have more than one such hub.
Hub
The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by the nickname The Hub.
Hub
The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
Hub
A center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve;
The playground is the hub of parental supervision
The airport is the economic hub of the area
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