stubble
IPA: stˈʌbʌɫ
noun
- (countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
- (countable and uncountable) The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested.
verb
- (agriculture) To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.
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Examples of "stubble" in Sentences
- Stubble along the hairline is visible.
- I was ecstatic when I stubbled upon it.
- The moustache was much thicker than the stubble.
- It's a characteristic species of stubble fields.
- During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable.
- Originally, it was a vast cornfield, full of reeds and stubble.