knob
Americannoun
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a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
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a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk.
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Architecture. an ornamental boss, as of carved work.
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a rounded hill, mountain, or elevation on a ridge.
verb (used with object)
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to produce a knob on.
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to furnish with a knob.
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(in stone cutting) to knock off (excess stone) preparatory to dressing; knobble; skiffle.
noun
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a rounded projection from a surface, such as a lump on a tree trunk
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a handle of a door, drawer, etc, esp one that is rounded
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a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge
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taboo a slang word for penis
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informal the same to you but even more so
verb
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(tr) to supply or ornament with knobs
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(intr) to form into a knob; bulge
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taboo to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
Other Word Forms
- knobby adjective
- knoblike adjective
Etymology
Origin of knob
1350–1400; Middle English knobbe < Middle Low German
Example Sentences
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Neither did Mazda abandon conventional switches, rotary knobs and paddles even as other companies were converting to capacitive and haptic controls.
“Whoa!” they both cried after hitting the first of many knobs and swells along the way.
From Literature
Now, many hitters hold the bat with their bottom hand completely wrapped around the knob, sometimes with their pinkie off the bat entirely.
In a separate pan, warm olive oil with a small knob of butter, then bloom Old Bay and Tony Chachere’s.
From Salon
Lisa-Marie Anne fiddles with the knob until she lands on a classical station.
From Literature
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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