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[nob] 
noun, verb, knobbed, knob⋅bing.–noun
| 1. | a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like. |
| 2. | a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk. |
| 3. | Architecture. an ornamental boss, as of carved work. |
| 4. | a rounded hill, mountain, or elevation on a ridge. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to produce a knob on. |
| 6. | to furnish with a knob. |
| 7. | (in stone cutting) to knock off (excess stone) preparatory to dressing; knobble; skiffle. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME knobbe < MLG
1350–1400; ME knobbe < MLG
Related forms:
knoblike, adjective
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| knob (nŏb) n.
[Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German, knot in wood.] knobbed (nŏbd) adj., knob'bi·ness n., knob'by adj. |
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Knob
Knob\, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. --Chaucer. 3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] --Bartlett. 4. (Arch.) See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.Knob
Knob\, v. i. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] --Drant.
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Language Translation for : knob
Spanish:
bulto, protuberancia,
German:
der Knopf,
Japanese:
球飾り
knob
1373, knobe, probably from a Scand. or Ger. source (cf. M.L.G. knobbe "knob," O.N. knyfill "short horn"). Meaning "knoll, isolated round hill" is first recorded 1650, especially in U.S.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: knob
Pronunciation: 'näb
Function: noun
: a rounded protuberance or lump —knob·by /'näb-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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| knob (nŏb) Pronunciation Key
A prominent, rounded hill or mountain. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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