noun
stubble
STUHB-uhl
noun
1
Short, rough hair growing on a man’s face after not shaving for a day or two.
"He hadn’t shaved in days, and dark stubble covered his jaw."
2
The short stalks of grain left standing in a field after harvesting.
"Crows picked through the stubble left after the wheat harvest."
How to Use Stubble
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishShort rough growth — either facial hair or leftover crop stalks in a field.
Common pairings
facial stubble
a field of stubble
Word Forms
stubbled past tense, stubbles plural, stubbles singular
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Etymology
From Old French estoble, ultimately from Latin stipula, meaning "stalk" or "straw."