slub.

1. A soft, thick, uneven section along a length of yarn or thread.

2. To draw out loose textile fibers and give them a slight twist.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a slub in the yarn
• slub texture
• intentional slubs

On the page

A slub caught beneath her fingernail as she examined the fabric.

The weaver left the slubs visible instead of hiding them.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / image-rich description. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: Noun singular slub; plural slubs. Verb slub, slubs, slubbed, slubbed, slubbing. Commonness: uncommon (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: Direct extraction: verb draw out and slightly twist slivers of wool/cotton etc.; forms slubbed/slubbing. Noun soft thick uneven section of yarn or thread. Contemporary textured-fabric use observed. Individually checked for a distinct image, texture, sound, taste, smell, visual-perception or artistic function. Definitions/examples are original; sensory strength is not assumed to imply emotion. Writing functions: uneven yarn texture, textile preparation. Third-person singular: slubs.