knobby
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knob (nɒb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a rounded projection from a surface, such as a lump on a tree trunk |
| 2. | a handle of a door, drawer, etc, esp one that is rounded |
| 3. | a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge |
| 4. | taboo (Brit) a slang word for penis |
| 5. | informal (Brit) and the same to you with knobs on, and the same to you with brass knobs on the same to you but even more so |
| —vb , knobs, knobbing, knobbed | |
| 6. | (tr) to supply or ornament with knobs |
| 7. | (intr) to form into a knob; bulge |
| 8. | taboo (Brit) to have sexual intercourse with (someone) |
| [C14: from Middle Low German knobbe knot in wood; see | |
| 'knobby | |
| —adj | |
| 'knoblike | |
| —adj | |
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Knobby
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| knobby (ˈnɒbɪ) | |
| —adj , -bier, -biest | |
| having or covered with small knobs; knobbly | |
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