stubby

«stubby» in Mova's school dictionary: Short and thick: stubby fingers, a stubby pencil — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (stubby, stubbier, stubbiest); noun (a stubby, stubbies — Australia, NZ informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Short and thick: stubby fingers, a stubby pencil. tree →

2) (Australia, NZ, informal) A small squat glass bottle of beer, about 375 ml. tree →

3) «Stubby holder» (Australia): a foam cover that keeps a drink can or bottle cold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, «stubby» describes short, thick things: a stubby tail, stubby legs, a stubby candle. In Australian and New Zealand everyday life a stubby is a short beer bottle for adults, and stubby holders are common souvenirs.

examples

• The puppy wagged its stubby tail. tree →
• I wrote with a stubby pencil. tree →
• The troll had stubby fingers. tree →
• A dachshund has stubby legs. tree →
• (Australia) Dad grabbed a stubby from the esky. tree →
• We bought a stubby holder as a souvenir from Sydney. tree →

note

From stub (a short leftover end) + -y. Not the same as «stubborn». The Australian bottle sense is informal and about adults' beer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stubby» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.