stubble

[US]/'stʌb(ə)l/
[UK]/'stʌbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. short, stiff hairs remaining on the face after shaving; short, stiff hairs remaining on the face after shaving

Phrases & Collocations

facial stubble

beard stubble

Example Sentences

a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin.

He had three days' stubble on his unshaven face.

he scraped the long-bladed razor across the stubble on his cheek.

Pivoting 90 degrees, Raab pans westward across the sagebrush-stubbled desert until he spots an identical tube and another building, also four kilometers distant.

He shaved off his stubble before the job interview.

The stubble on his chin gave him a rugged look.

She ran her fingers over his stubble affectionately.

The farmer plowed the stubble back into the soil.

He felt self-conscious about his stubble growing in unevenly.

The stubble fields stretched out for miles under the setting sun.

She didn't mind the rough stubble against her cheek as he kissed her.

The stubble from his beard tickled her skin as they hugged.

He decided to grow out his stubble for a more mature look.

The stubble on his face gave him a rugged and masculine appearance.

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