hub

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. The [[central]] part, usually [[cylindrical]], of a [[wheel]]; the [[nave]].
2. A point where many [[route]]s meet and [[traffic]] is [[distribute]]d, [[dispense]]d{{,}} or [[divert]]ed.
3. A [[central]] [[facility]] [[provide|providing]] a [[range]] of [[related]] [[service]]s, such as a [[medical]] hub or an [[educational]] hub.
4. {{lb|en|networking}} A [[computer]] [[network]]ing [[device]] connecting several [[Ethernet]] [[port]]s. See {{m|en|switch}}. <!--why? is it a synonym or what?-->
5. {{lb|en|surveying}} A [[stake]] with a [[nail]] in it, used to mark a [[temporary]] [[point]].
6. A [[male]] [[weasel]]; a [[buck]]; a [[dog]]; a [[jack]].
7. {{lb|en|US}} A rough [[protuberance]] or projecting obstruction.
8. {{lb|en|video games}} An area in a [[video game]] from which individual [[level]]s are accessed.
9. A [[goal]] or [[mark]] at which [[quoit]]s, etc., are thrown.
10. A hardened, engraved [[steel]] [[punch]] for impressing a [[device]] upon a [[die]], used in [[coin]]ing, etc.
11. A [[screw hob]].
12. A [[block]] for [[scotch]]ing a [[wheel]].

Proper noun

1. {{altcase|en|Hub}}.

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