hub

Plural: hubs

Noun

• The central part of a wheel; a center of activity.
• the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
• a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
  • "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"
  • "the airport is the economic hub of the area"
• The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
• A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
• A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
• A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
• A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
• A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
• A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
• An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
• 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.

Name

• Alternative letter-case form of Hub.

Examples

• a hub in the road
• Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.
• The double letter score in the middle of the board was the HUB for many strategic plays.

Synonyms

hub world