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knob
[ nob ]
noun
- a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk.
- Architecture. an ornamental boss, as of carved work.
- a rounded hill, mountain, or elevation on a ridge.
verb (used with object)
- to produce a knob on.
- to furnish with a knob.
- (in stone cutting) to knock off (excess stone) preparatory to dressing; knobble; skiffle.
knob
/ nɒb /
noun
- a rounded projection from a surface, such as a lump on a tree trunk
- a handle of a door, drawer, etc, esp one that is rounded
- a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge
- taboo.a slang word for penis
- and the same to you with knobs on or and the same to you with brass knobs on informal.the same to you but even more so
verb
- tr to supply or ornament with knobs
- intr to form into a knob; bulge
- taboo.to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
knob
/ nŏb /
- A prominent, rounded hill or mountain.
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Derived Forms
- ˈknobby, adjective
- ˈknobˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- knoblike adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knob1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knob1
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Example Sentences
All a thief had to do was take off the dial knob on the safe and place the little joker on inside of it.
Then, after carefully replacing the knob, it could be left there undetected.
But it was still the place where Kandynce did not need eyesight to find a door or a drawer or a knob.
When Hank comes home and has a little sip of the Knob Creek--it was in that scene.
Terrified, she and her son cried as the man tried to turn the knob of the door where they hid.
The lone pine on the stone cap of Gander Knob waved its farewell, and we clattered down the long slope into the great world.
A stop-knob bearing the inscription, "Noli me tangere" (touch me not), was attached to the console.
Mrs. Ducksmith parted her smooth black hair in the middle and fastened it in a knob at the back of her head.
The shorter native had his hair collected into a knob at the top of his head, which gave him a ferocious appearance.
The mayorʼs symbol of office is a cane with a silver knob, plated ferrule, and black cord and tassels.
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