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Sir vs Hub - What's the difference?

sir | hub |

As nouns the difference between sir and hub

is that sir is garlic (plant) while hub is lifting.

sir

English

Noun

  • A man of a higher rank or position.
  • An address to a military superior of either sex.
  • Yes sir .
  • An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown.
  • Excuse me, sir , could you tell me where the nearest bookstore is?
  • (colloquial) yes or no.
  • Derived terms

    * sirrah * sirree * siree

    Verb

    (sirr)
  • To address (someone) using "sir".
  • "Right this way, sir." — "You don't have to sir me."
    He sirred me! Do I really look that masculine just because I'm wearing a tie?

    Coordinate terms

    * ma'am, mam

    See also

    * lord * dame * mister * madam

    Anagrams

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    hub

    English

    (wikipedia hub)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
  • A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted.
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  • (computing) A computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch .
  • (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
  • A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
  • (obsolete) The hilt of a weapon.
  • (Halliwell)
  • (US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
  • a hub in the road
  • A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
  • A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
  • A screw hob.
  • A block for scotching a wheel.
  • Derived terms

    * hubbed * hubbing

    Anagrams

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