stubble

/ˈstʌbəl/

/ˈstʌbəl/

Other forms: stubbles

Stubble is the prickly hair that grows back after being shaved. You might find stubble on a man's chin or on a woman's leg.

Stubble is a very specific kind of hair: hair that's been shaved but has grown back a little bit after a few days. On a man's face, stubble isn't quite a beard yet: the hair is short. Stubble feels rough, and it can be itchy. Although some men like the stubble look, most men usually go one way or the other: grow out a beard or shave the stubble off. You can also have stubble anywhere hair has been shaved.

Definitions of stubble

1. noun

   short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
   type of:

   beard, face fungus, whiskers

   the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
2. noun

   material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
   synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw

   types:

   bran

   broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

   type of:

   plant material, plant substance

   material derived from plants