knob

[ nob ]

/ nɒb /

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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), knobbed, knob·bing.

to produce a knob on.

to furnish with a knob.

(in stone cutting) to knock off (excess stone) preparatory to dressing; knobble; skiffle.

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Origin of knob

1350–1400; Middle English knobbe<Middle Low German

OTHER WORDS FROM knob

knoblike, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH knob

knob , nob

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How to use knob in a sentence

Honda had to backpedal and put volume knobs back into their cars.
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That said, my philosophy is that if the pan is in the lowest third of the oven, you might as well just crank the knob to 350 or 400 degrees and leave the direct-heat cooking for another time.
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The giant knob for setting one of the seven browning levels is an eye-catching red, and the extra-wide slots can accommodate anything from sliced bread to bagels.
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By adjusting their hormonal knobs, the team was able to dial in lignin production.
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Gail trailed him through the house with Microban, spraying the knobs and light switches.
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They were helmeted and in bullet-proofs; one of them had an auto-rifle, and the rest carried knobbed plastic truncheons.
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Then the knobbed limbs snapped the white metal tube to a level position.
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Then I saw him reaching with a knobbed claw for a slender silver tube slung to his harness.
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There can be little doubt that their knobbed condition implies that they are undergoing a rapid division.
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When there are several such projections the nucleus acquires a peculiar knobbed figure.
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British Dictionary definitions for knob

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

British taboo a slang word for penis

and the same to you with knobs on or and the same to you with brass knobs on British informal the same to you but even more so

verb knobs, knobbing or knobbed

(tr) to supply or ornament with knobs

(intr) to form into a knob; bulge

British taboo to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

Derived forms of knob

knobby, adjectiveknoblike, adjective

Word Origin for knob

C14: from Middle Low German knobbe knot in wood; see knop

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Scientific definitions for knob

knob

[ nŏb ]

A prominent, rounded hill or mountain.

knob

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