Word Finder - hubs

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The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

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A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted.

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

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A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub

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A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

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A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

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A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.

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The hilt of a weapon.

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A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

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a hub in the road

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An area in a video game from which most or all of the game's levels are accessed.

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A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.

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A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

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A screw hob.

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A block for scotching a wheel.

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(as a term of endearment) husband

They're monitoring all population hubs within a hundred kilometers of the river for refugees.

Was made to direct drive tape cassette reel hubs in high quality digital tape decks.

During the final workshop one of the hubs was too close to the performers and was accidentally disconnected twice.

In Europe many 3-speed hubs that are almost 50 years old are still on the roads.

The aluminum rims are assembled on light alloy hubs with straight spokes.

The artillery and baggage wagons moved noiselessly through the deep dust that rose to the very hubs of the wheels, and the infantry sank ankle-deep in that soft, choking, hot dust that never cooled even at night.

While the splined hubs for the wire wheels were restored by zinc plating.

This early version of the tool-kit was timed to coincide with UfI 's call for the establishment of 100 Learning Center Hubs.

Arrivals in airports and other transportation hubs will be greeted with a hand-held sign.

If your version of fancy involves a Dolce and Gabbana label, then Saks and Neiman Marcus will be your shopping hubs.

Content is driven to the device via content hubs, which are a collection of web content, applications, and services, in a single screen.

The music and video hubs are powered by Zune and offer functionality similar to that found on the Zune HD.

Other online discount hubs also highlight promo codes for Sea World, and it is worthwhile to check these sites for new or soon to expire deals.

A lesser known area just outside of Hong Kong, Shinzen, is now becoming one of the largest retail hubs in the world.

Antigo is the centre of a good farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber,chairs,furniture,sashes,doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products.