If he doesn't shave for a few days, he gets that unsightly stubble on his chin.
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Stubble
//ˈstʌb.əl//
Synonyms for "stubble" (113 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
113 translations across 46 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- καλάμη noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Arabic
3 entries- دقن خفيفة noun (short, coarse hair)
- شُعَيْرَات اللِّحْيَة noun (short, coarse hair)
- قَشّ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Aramaic
2 entries- קַשּׁא noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- ܩܷܫܳܐ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Armenian
2 entries- թրաշ noun (short, coarse hair)
- խոզան noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- başaq noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- qırpım noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Belarusian
4 entries- ржы́шча noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- ржэ́ўнік noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- сцерня́ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- іржы́шча noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Bulgarian
2 entries- набола брада noun (short, coarse hair)
- стърни́ще noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Catalan
1 entries- rostoll noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 殘株 /残株 noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- 茬 noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- 鬍子茬 /胡子茬 noun (short, coarse hair)
- 鬍渣 /胡渣 noun (short, coarse hair)
Czech
1 entries- strniště noun (short, coarse hair)
Danish
2 entries- skægstub noun (short, coarse hair)
- stub noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Dutch
3 entries- stoppel noun (short, coarse hair)
- stoppel noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- stoppelbaard noun (short, coarse hair)
Finnish
2 entries- sänki noun (short, coarse hair)
- sänki noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
French
2 entries- barbe de trois jours noun (short, coarse hair)
- éteule noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Galician
4 entries- barbaxola noun (short, coarse hair)
- barbuxa noun (short, coarse hair)
- lambuxa noun (short, coarse hair)
- melón noun (short, coarse hair)
Georgian
4 entries- მჩხვლეტავი წვერი noun (short, coarse hair)
- ნამკალი noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- ნამჯა noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- ნაპურალი noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
German
4 entries- Bartstoppel noun (short, coarse hair)
- Bartstoppeln noun (short, coarse hair)
- Dreitagebart noun (short, coarse hair)
- Stoppel noun (short, coarse hair)
Greek
2 entries- αξύριστα γένια noun (short, coarse hair)
- καλαμιά noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Hebrew
2 entries- זיפים noun (short, coarse hair)
- שלף noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Hindi
2 entries- खूंटी noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- खूंटी noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Hungarian
2 entries- borosta noun (short, coarse hair)
- tarló noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Icelandic
2 entries- broddur noun (short, coarse hair)
- skeggbroddur noun (short, coarse hair)
Ingrian
3 entries- sänki noun (short, coarse hair)
- sänki noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- tynkä noun (short, coarse hair)
Italian
3 entries- barba di due giorni noun (short, coarse hair)
- barba incolta noun (short, coarse hair)
- stoppia noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Japanese
2 entries- 刈り株 noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- 無精ひげ noun (short, coarse hair)
Khmer
1 entries- ពុកចង្កានៅខ្លី noun (short, coarse hair)
Korean
2 entries- 그루 noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- 그루터기 noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Latin
2 entries- stipulae noun (short, coarse hair)
- stipulae noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Lithuanian
1 entries- ražiena noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Macedonian
2 entries- стрн noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- четина noun (short, coarse hair)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- pirêze noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skjeggstubb noun (short, coarse hair)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- стрънь noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- آكیز noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- حشفه noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Persian
1 entries- تهریش noun (short, coarse hair)
Polish
1 entries- rżysko noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Portuguese
2 entries- barbicha noun (short, coarse hair)
- restolho noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Russian
4 entries- жнивьё noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- стернь noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- стерня́ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- щети́на noun (short, coarse hair)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- reuban noun (short, coarse hair)
- àsbhuain noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- čekinja noun (short, coarse hair)
- četina noun (short, coarse hair)
- стр̑н noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Spanish
4 entries- barba de unos días noun (short, coarse hair)
- barba incipiente noun (short, coarse hair)
- barbita noun (short, coarse hair)
- rastrojo noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Swedish
3 entries- skäggstubb noun (short, coarse hair)
- stubb noun (short, coarse hair)
- stubb noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Thai
1 entries- โคนหนวดเคราที่ไม่ได้โกน noun (short, coarse hair)
Turkish
2 entries- anız noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- kirli sakal noun (short, coarse hair)
Ukrainian
2 entries- стерня́ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- щети́на noun (short, coarse hair)
Vietnamese
4 entries- râu thưa noun (short, coarse hair)
- rạ noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- toóc noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
- tót noun (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The hint of stubble on his face evens out his ruddy looks.
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I like your beard stubble.
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I'm not sure if this strategic beard stubble is working for me.
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