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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUB, n. The nave of a wheel; a solid piece of timber in which the spokes are inserted.
HOB, n. A clown; a fairy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
2: 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"

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: probably alteration of ²hob Date: 1649 1. the central part of a circular object (as a wheel or propeller) 2. a. a center of activity ; focal point b. an airport or city through which an airline routes most of its traffic c. a central device that connects multiple computers on a single network 3. a steel punch from which a working die for a coin or medal is made

U.S. Military Dictionary

An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted, sealifted, and ground transportable) and/or from within the theater. See also hub and spoke distribution; spoke. (JP 4-09)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate. 2 a central point of interest, activity, etc. Phrases and idioms: hub-cap a cover for the hub of a vehicle's wheel. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. = HOB(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nave Nave (n[=a]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n["o]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[=a]bhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [root]260. Cf. Navel.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob. 2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hub Hub, n. [See 1st Hob.] 1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box. 2. The hilt of a weapon. --Halliwell. 3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby. 4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast. 5. (Diesinking) A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc. 6. A screw hob. See Hob, 3. 7. A block for scotching a wheel. Hub plank (Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. Up to the hub, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hubs) 1. You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity. The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport... = centre N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n 2. The hub of a wheel is the part at the centre. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Nave (of a wheel).

Moby Thesaurus

approach, arbor, asymptote, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree, bottleneck, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chimney, chimney corner, collision course, concentralization, concentration, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conflux, congress, convergence, converging, core, crossing, dead center, distaff, epicenter, fender, fire screen, fireboard, fireguard, fireplace, fireside, flue, focal point, focalization, focus, fulcrum, funnel, gimbal, gudgeon, heart, hearth, hearthstone, hinge, hingle, hob, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, kernel, mandrel, marrow, medulla, meeting, metacenter, middle, mutual approach, narrowing gap, nave, navel, nerve, nub, nucleus, oarlock, omphalos, pin, pintle, pith, pivot, pole, radiant, radius, rowlock, seat, smokehole, spindle, spokes, storm center, swivel, tangent, trunnion, umbilicus