stub·ble 
/ˈstʌbəl/ noun
/ˈstʌbəl/ noun [noncount] 1 : short hairs growing from the face of a man who has not shaved very recently
▪ He ran his hand over his stubble. — see picture at beard 2 : the short ends of crops left in the ground after the crops have been cut down
▪ He ran his hand over his stubble. — see picture at beard
— stub·bled /ˈstʌbəld/ adjective
▪ his stubbled chin ▪ We drove past stubbled fields.
/ˈstʌbəld/ adjective ▪ his stubbled chin ▪ We drove past stubbled fields.
— stub·bly /ˈstʌbəli/ adjective
▪ a stubbly beard
/ˈstʌbəli/ adjective ▪ a stubbly beard
