n.
1.a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
2.a small piece
3.a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
4.the part of a check that is retained as a record
5.the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) stub v.
1.strike against an object
Idiom of the Day
on the verge of (doing something)
just about to do something
I was on the verge of quitting my job when I suddenly changed my mind.