stumps (Meaning)
stumps
the basal portion of a bodily part (as a limb) remaining after the rest is removed, a remaining part, one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket, a place or occasion for political public speaking, stub sense 3, to go about making political speeches or supporting a cause, the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the top is cut off, a part (as of a pencil) remaining after the rest is worn away or lost, the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches, to clear (land) of stumps, to travel over (a region) making political speeches or supporting a cause, to walk or walk over heavily or clumsily, a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part, the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed, to walk heavily or clumsily, to go about making political speeches, to reduce to a stump, a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate), a short thick roll of leather, felt, or paper usually pointed at both ends and used for shading or blending a drawing in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, or chalk, to frustrate the progress or efforts of, to walk over heavily or clumsily, stub entry 2 sense 2, dare, challenge, challenge entry 1 sense 3, perplex sense 1, confound, the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut, to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump, the base of a bodily part (as an arm or leg) remaining after the rest is removed
Synonyms & Antonyms of stumps
stumps Sentence Examples
- The fallen tree left two large stumps in its wake.
- The stumps in the forest served as breeding grounds for insects.
- The old woman planted flowers around her house stumps to brighten up her yard.
- The stumps of the campfire flickered and crackled in the darkness.
- The hikers used the stumps as resting points along their trail.
- The stumps in the yard were a reminder of the trees that had once stood there.
- The stumps were too large to remove without heavy machinery.
- The mushrooms that grew on the stumps were not edible.
- The stumps were a haven for wildlife, providing shelter and food.
- The stumps of the old fence were a testament to its former glory.
FAQs About the word stumps
the basal portion of a bodily part (as a limb) remaining after the rest is removed, a remaining part, one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cric
stomps, stumbles, clumps, barges,shuffles, sloughs, scuffs, plods, trudges, lumps
glides,slides, whisks, waltzes, floats, wafts, breezes, coasts, hovers, hangs
The fallen tree left two large stumps in its wake.
The stumps in the forest served as breeding grounds for insects.
The old woman planted flowers around her house stumps to brighten up her yard.
The stumps of the campfire flickered and crackled in the darkness.
