1 | noun | the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes 2 | noun | a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve

h'uhb (IPA: hˈʌb)

hub (no hyphenation) (3 letters | 1 syllable)

1511 (European Renaissance) (514 years ago)

hubs

civic center | down town | municipal center

part | portion | center | centre | eye | heart | middle (total: 7)

club | cub | drub | dub | grub | nub | pub | rub | scrub | shrub | snub | stub | sub | tub (total: 14) (based on typical American pronunciation)

bub | chub | cub | dub | hue | hug | huh | hum | hut | nub | pub | rub | sub | tub (total: 14)

(none among common words)

hub-and-spoke | hub-and-spoke system

Japanese: | 轂 (common noun)

Hub (US population: 180 people, white: 93%)

Hub (Pakistan, 75463 people)

hub.com | hub.net | hub.org | hub.info | hub.biz (total: 5)

Activity center | Airline locale | Airline's home base | Atlanta, for Delta | Boston's nickname, with "the" | Busy airport | Center | Center of activity | Center piece | Core | Focal point | Focus | Important airport | ... (total: 20) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

8 (International English) | 8 (North American English)