5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cub \Cub\ (k[u^]b), n. [Cf. Ir cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir
& Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.]
1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward,
rude, ill-mannered boy.
O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time
hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cubbed} (k[u^]bd); p. pr &
vb n. {Cubbing}.]
To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of
persons. ``Cubb'd in a cabin.'' --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cub \Cub\, n. [Cf. {Cub} a young animal.]
1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]
I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel
than in my closet or at my table. --Landor.
2. A cupboard. [Obs.] --Laud.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cub \Cub\, v. t.
To shut up or confine. [Obs.] --Burton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cub
n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {greenhorn}, {rookie}]
2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {lad},
{laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
3: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or
wolf or lion [syn: {young carnivore}]
v : give birth to cubs, as of bears, for example
more about cub
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
