hub

About 2.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Huambisa.
2. noun The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
3. noun A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

   Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.

4. noun A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
5. noun A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
6. noun A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
7. noun A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
8. noun A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

   a hub in the road

Similar words

civic center down town municipal center sprocket pivot linchpin wheel fulcrum pole crossroads

Often followed by

of and for is to in or with that

Word family

hubs