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knob
(nŏb)n.
1. A rounded protuberance.
2.
a. A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.
b. A rounded control switch or dial.
3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.
[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
(nɒb)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. (Physical Geography) a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge
4. taboo Brit a slang word for penis
5. and the same to you with knobs on and the same to you with brass knobs on informal Brit the same to you but even more so
vb, knobs, knobbing or 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 (a person)
[C14: from Middle Low German knobbe knot in wood; see knop]
ˈknobˌlike adj
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knob
(nɒb)n.
1. a projecting part, usu. rounded, forming a handle, as on a door, or a control device, as on a radio.
2. a rounded protuberance on the surface or at the end of something.
3. a rounded hill.
[1350–1400; Middle English knobbe < Middle Low German]
knobbed, adj.
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Knob
a small collection of widgeons, dunbirds, teals, or the like; fewer than thirty, 1878.Examples: knob of dunbirds, 1878; pochard; teal, 1878; widgeon, 1878.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
knob
Past participle: knobbed
Gerund: knobbing
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| Noun | 1. |  knob - a circular rounded projection or protuberanceknobble - a small knob nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point projection - any structure that branches out from a central support |
| 2. | knob - a round handle doorhandle, doorknob - a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" stop - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops" | |
| 3. | knob - any thickened enlargement convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward | |
| 4. | knob - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger |
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knob
noun
1. handle, grip, door handle, handgrip He turned the knob and pushed against the door.
2. ball, stud, nub, protuberance, boss, bunch, swell, knot, bulk, lump, bump, projection, snag, hump, protrusion, knurl a loose brass knob on the bedstead
3. dial, switch, button, control switch the volume knob
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knob
noun1. A part that protrudes or extends outward:
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Translations
knoflík
håndtagknopdørknop
nuppi
ručka
gomb
hnúîurhúnn
ノブ
손잡이
apvali rankena
apaļš rokturisbumbulisizaugumspuns
guľovitá kľučka
gumbkljuka
handtag
ลูกบิด
nắm đấm cửa
knob
[nɒb] N1. (= protuberance) → protuberancia f, bulto m; (on treetrunk) → nudo m
4. (= piece) a knob of butter (Brit) → un pedazo de mantequilla
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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knob
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
knob
[nɒb] n → pomo, pomello; (on radio, TV) → manopolaa knob of butter (Brit) → una noce f di burro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knob
(nob) noun1. a hard rounded part standing out from the main part. a bedstead with brass knobs on.
2. a rounded handle on or for a door or drawer. wooden door-knobs.
ˈknobbly adjective having knobs or lumps. a knobbly walking-stick.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
knob
→ مِقْبَضٌ knoflík håndtag Knopf πόμολο perilla, pomo nuppi poignée ručka maniglia ノブ 손잡이 knop knott gałka botão нарост handtag ลูกบิด tokmak nắm đấm cửa 球形把手Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knob
n. protuberancia, bulto.
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