Stubborn as a mule
Extremely obstinate, as in He’s stubborn as a mule about wearing a suit and tie. This simile evokes the proverbial stubbornness of mules, whose use as draft animals was once so common that the reputation for obstinacy can hardly be as warranted as the term indicates. [ Early 1800s ]
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adjective 1. unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child. 2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. 3. obstinately maintained, as a course of action: a stubborn resistance. 4. difficult to manage or suppress: a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain. 5. hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or […]
- Stubbornness
adjective 1. unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child. 2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. 3. obstinately maintained, as a course of action: a stubborn resistance. 4. difficult to manage or suppress: a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain. 5. hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or […]
- Stubby
adjective, stubbier, stubbiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling a stub. 2. short and thick or broad; thick-set or squat: stubby fingers. 3. consisting of or abounding in stubs. 4. bristly, as the hair or beard. adjective -bier, -biest 1. short and broad; stumpy or thickset 2. bristling and stiff noun 3. (Austral, slang) […]
- Stub-nail
noun 1. a short, thick nail. 2. an old or worn horseshoe nail. noun 1. a short thick nail 2. a worn nail in a horseshoe
- Stub network
A network which only carries packets to and from local hosts. Even if it has paths to more than one other network, it does not carry traffic for other networks. See also backbone, transit network.