Stub (noun)

1. The remaining piece or pieces left after the main part has been used, broken off, or consumed.
2. A short, thick piece of wood, typically one cut from a tree trunk or branch.

Origin:

Middle english stubbe, of unknown origin.

Examples:

1. She wrote a note on the back of the stub from her concert ticket, preserving the memory of the event.
2. The farmer used the stub of a pencil to mark his place in the seed catalog.
3. The stub of the cigar was still smoldering, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
4. The stub of the candle flickered in the wind, casting eerie shadows across the room.
5. The garden was full of old tree stumps, evidence of the trees that had once grown there.