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stump

noun [C] (PART LEFT)
 
 
/stʌmp/

Definition

the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed: the stump of a tree Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps.Things remaining
(Definition of stump noun (PART LEFT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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