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Definition of stubble - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
facial hairshort coarse hair on a man's face
- He had stubble on his chin.
2.
agriculturecut stalks of grain left in field after harvesting
- The field was covered with stubble after the wheat was harvested.
Images of stubble
short coarse hair on a man's face 
cut stalks of grain left in field after harvesting
Expressions with stubble
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intentionally unshaven look to appear rugged or fashionable
He sported designer stubble to enhance his casual, yet stylish appearance.
skin redness and bumps from contact with short, stiff hairs
He got stubble rash after shaving his beard.
field with short stalks after harvest
The farmer walked through the stubble field.
Origin of stubble
Old English, stub (stump)
Terms with stubble included in their meaning
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hair removal
having had hair or stubble cut close to the skin
facial hair
amount of hair or stubble grown in several days
facial hair
stubble appearing on a face by evening
grooming
stubble or facial hair on males
facial hair
covered with short, coarse hair or stubble
bird
small bird found in stubble fields and grasslands
Examples of stubble in a sentence
She noticed the stubble growing on his cheeks. Farmers often burn stubble to clear the fields. The tractor moved slowly through the stubble.
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- French:barbe naissante, chaume, ...
- German:Stoppeln, Stoppelfeld, ...
- Italian:barba incolta, stoppia, ...
- Spanish:barba incipiente, rastrojo, ...
- Portuguese:barba por fazer, restolho, ...
- Chinese:胡茬, 茬, ...
- Japanese:無精ひげ, 刈り株, ...
- Arabic:لِحْيَة خَفِيفَة, قش, ...
- Hebrew:זִיפִּים, קַשׁ, ...
- Russian:щетина, жнивьё, ...
- Ukrainian:щетина, стерня, ...
- Hindi:खूँटी दाढ़ी, फसल के डंठल, ...
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